A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

In the second place, let us proceed to the removal of such impediments as might ⟨p. 229⟩hinder this passage. There is no glory of entrance, where is no hindrance. Sin was the first obstacle, Gen. 3.24. So he drave out the man. It shut him out, and kept him out: Angels that were his friends, were set to with-stand his re-entry. This taught him, that as sin cast him out of Paradise, so it would also shut him out of heaven, but for the mercies of God in the merits of a Redeemer. There are many enemies, backed by the malice of sin; but because they are numerous, and must be ranked to some Generals, I will reduce them to four.

In the second place, let us proceed to the removall of such impediments as might ⟨p. 229⟩hinder this passage. There is no glory of entrance, where is no hindrance. Sinne was the first obstacle, Gen. 3.24. So he drave out the man. It shut him out, and kept him out: Angels that were his friends, were set to with-stand his re-entry. This taught him, that as sinne cast him out of Paradise, so it would also shut him out of heaven, but for the mercies of God in the merits of a Redeemer. There are many enemies, back'd by the malice of sinne; but because they are numerous, and must be ranked to some Generalls, I will reduce them to foure.

The world is none of the least; and in this there is a double opposition: on the left-hand Indigency, on the right-hand opulency.¹ They are both removed by Christ; Qui omnia bona terrena contempsit, quae contemnenda docuit: & omnia mala sustinuit, quae sustinenda pracepit; The good things of this world he despised, that he might teach us to despise them: the evil things he bore, that he might teach us to suffer them.