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

So Christ our King, having the choice put to him, that either himself must die, or the whole world perish; disguised himself in the humble habit of mortal flesh, for otherwise they would not have killed him. 1 Cor. 2.8. For if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Sometime the King sins, and the people smarts: Delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi; David commits the sin in numbering the people, and the people are plagued. The head plots mischief, the back or neck pays for it. To a Common-wealth, the King is either the greatest blessing, or the greatest curse: Therefore, Minimum libere decet, cui plurimum licet; a man should not show himself in the confines and extremity of his power: to can do ill, and will not, is noble. But we are under such a King, as can protect us from evil, and will supply us with good. Some doubt of his power: Mark 9.22. Si potueris; If thou canst do any thing, help us. Others doubt of his will, Matth. 8.2. Si volueris; If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. But his power is infinite: Psal. 135.6. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, in earth, in the seas, and in all deep places. He can do, what he will do, every where. All places there named, but Purgatory; perhaps he can do nothing there, but leaves all that work for the Pope. His mercy is also infinite: it was but hyperbolical of Trajan, it is true of Christ; Citius desinit vivere, quàm benefacere; He can sooner cease to be, than to be good to his. It was nobly said of Augustus; that when he had done no good to his subjects any day; Hodie non regnavi; I have not been a King to day: there is no such day passeth by our King, JESUS CHRIST.

So Christ our King, having the choice put to him, that either himselfe must die, or the whole world perish; disguised himselfe in the humble habite of mortall flesh, for otherwise they would not have killed him. 1 Cor. 2.8. For if they had knowne it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Sometime the King sins, and the people smarts: Delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi; David commits the sinne in numbring the people, and the people are plagued. The head plots mischiefe, the backe or necke payes for it. To a Common-wealth, the King is either the greatest blessing, or the greatest curse: Therefore, Minimum libere decet, cui plurimum licet; a man should not shew himselfe in the confines and extremitie of his power: to can doe ill, and will not, is noble. But we are under such a King, as can protect us from evill, and will supply us with good. Some doubt of his power: