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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.
and, if they were suffered, they would sink it, drown it, destroy it. But saith CHRIST, Give unto Cesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods: Let Cesar have his kingdom, and let CHRIST have his kingdom. We distinguish between the eternal GOD, and the temporal LORD: but we obey the temporal LORD,1 for his sake that is the eternal God. And certainly he that refuseth obedience to the temporal King, hath yet made no gracious entrance into the everla- kingdom of Jesus Christ.
and, if they were suffered, they would sinke it, drowne it, destroy it. But saith CHRIST, Give unto Cesar the things that are Cesars, and to God the things that are Gods: Let Cesar have his kingdome, and let CHRIST have his kingdome. We distinguish betweene the eternall GOD, and the temporall LORD: but we obey the temporall LORD,1 for his sake that is the eternall God. And certainely he that refuseth obedence to the temporall King, hath yet made no gracious entrance into the everla- kingdome of Iesus Christ.
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Thus by degrees of comparison, and by arising from things inferior to things higher; if a kingdom of substitution under Christ be so great, what is the eminence of Christs own Supremacy? Kings are above other men, Christ is above all Kings, above all things. Now in the second place let us consider our own safety and security under him. We have a King to rule us; a King of Majesty, a King of mercy. It is an happiness to have a King: as the people said to David, 2 Sam 18.3. Thou art worth ten thousands of us; and thou art the light of Israel. Any King is better than no King, Tyranny is better than Anarchy. Judg. 17.6. In those days there was no King in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.. In the reign of a bad King, no man can do the good he would; but under no King every man doth what evil he list. The Israelites would have a King: their very first was a tyrant; yet were they then in better case than when they had none. Christians are safe, they have a King. It is a greater happiness, that they have a good King: a evil Prince is a plague to the people for their sins; Ut malos puniat malus, that one evil man may punish another.