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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.
The Flesh steps in next to bar up our entrance; this is a Delilah in Samsons bosom, that seeks to cut his throat: It is like the moth in the garment, that breeds in us, and feeds on us. There is no man hath a worse friend than he brings from home. An unfaithful servant is mischievous, an unfaithful friend more mischievous; but Infida uxor, an unfaithful wife, most mischievous. It is ready to prompt us, as Jobs wife tempted him, Job 2.9. Curse God and die. This Clitemnestra for the love of her adulterous friend, Satan, will betray her own betrothed Agamemnon. The only course is to be bold with it; and Reprimere ne pereat, supprimere ne perimat; To restrain it, lest it kill it self, and to mortify it, lest it kill us. This obstacle hath also Christ removed; not but that it still offers to withstand us, but that it shall never hurt us. Christs assistance is stronger than her resistance: in Christ she is mortua, dead, though in her self she be mortifera, deadly. Christs innocent flesh was crucified, that this sinful flesh might be mortified, Ro. 7.25. Let her do the worst to hinder my entrance, yet I shall enter: and for this I thank GOD through JESUS CHRIST.
The Flesh steps in next to barre up our entrance; this is a Dalila in Sampsons bosome, that seekes to cut his throat: It is like the moth in the garment, that breeds in us, and feeds on us. There is no man hath a worse friend than he brings from home. An unfaithfull servant is mischievous, an unfaithful friend more mischievous; but Infida uxor, an unfaithfull wife, most mischievous. It is ready to prompt us, as Iobs wife tempted him, Iob 2.9. Curse God and die. This Clitemnestra for the love of her adulterous friend, Satan, will betray her owne betrothed Agamemnon. The onely course is to be bold with it; and Reprimere ne pereat, supprimere ne perimat; To restraine it, lest it kill it selfe, and to mortifie it, lest it kill us. This obstacle hath also Christ removed; not but that it still offers to withstand us, but that it shall never hurt us. Christs assistance is stronger than her resistance: in Christ she is mortua, dead, though in her selfe she be mortifera, deadly. Christs innocent flesh was crucified, that this sinfull flesh might be mortified, Ro. 7.25. Let her doe the worst to hinder my entrance, yet I shall enter: and for this I thanke GOD through IESUS CHRIST.