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A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written
A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas AdamsA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams
London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Jacob Bloome, 1633London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Iacob Bloome, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For the Sincerity, These things: not what gain prompts, or lust suggests, […] what God commands. What are they? Such things as appertain to knowledge, […] virtue, to godliness. Every worldling is left-handed: he will be doing, but he […] no thanks for his pains. They that lay baits to entrap and enwrap their neighbo••• are still doing, to keep their hand in ure: but this left-handed action is cursed. The rich Saint makes a feast, so doth the rich sinner, but with great difference: the […] ⟨p. 223⟩of the former are the poor, who can return no recompense: the guests of the other are the rich, who are likely to bid them again; so they toss the ball of courtesy to such, as are able to toss it back to them again. There is a right-handed charity in those, a left-handed respect in these, Luk. 14.12. As we have opportunity, 1let us do good to all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Rich worldlings will do good, not to all men, but to some men: and of those, not to the household of faith, but after a sinister sort to the household of Belial; to flatterers, to panders, to drunkards, Phil. 4.8. There is a perfect rule of this [Greek or Hebrew]; whatsoever is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of good report. Those things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, Do. Martha had a busy hand, but not about these things. Cain had a working heart, Ahithophel a working head, Joab a working hand: but Cains heart, Achitophels head, and Joabs hand, are ill met in one man. Thou expectest eandem mercedem, the same reward that the Saints had: therefore thou must perform idem opus, the same work that the Saints did. These things.
For the Syncerity, These things: not what gaine prompts, or lust suggests, 〈…〉 what God commands. What are they? Such things as appertaine to knowledge, 〈…〉 vertue, to godlinesse. Every worldling is left-handed: he will be doing, but he 〈…〉 no thankes for his paines. They that lay baits to intrap and enwrap their neighbo are still doing, to keepe their hand in ure: but this left-handed action is cursed. The rich Saint makes a feast, so doth the rich sinner, but with great difference: the