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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.
2 For the sins of the people. As Salomon saies; Propter peccata populi erunt multi Principes: so we may say, multi sacerdotes. For the sins of the people there shall be many Princes: so for the sins of the people there shall be many Priests. God smites the Shepherd, when he means to scatter the sheep, he puts out the light, when he purposeth to leave men in the dark. This was Pauls resolution, Phil. 1.24. To abide in the flesh is more needful for you. Propter vos; for my self it is better to be dissolved, and to be with CHRIST: but to remain in the flesh, is better Propter vos, for you. This may be better for my wife, for my children, for my friends, for those that depend upon me: but I mind none of those; but Propter vos, it is better for you.
2 For the sinnes of the people. As Salomon saies; Propter peccata populi erunt multi Principes: so we may say, multi sacerdotes. For the sinnes of the people there shall bee many Princes: so for the sinnes of the people there shall be many Priests. God smites the Shepheard, when he meanes to scatter the sheepe, he puts out the light, when he purposeth to leave men in the dark. This was Pauls resolution, Phil. 1.24. To abide in the flesh is more needfull for you. Propter vos; for my selfe it is better to be dissolved, and to be with CHRIST: but to remaine in the flesh, is better Propter vos, for you. This may be better for my wife, for my children, for my friends, for those that depend upon me: but I mind none of those; but Propter vos, it is better for you.
3 For his own glory, lest what belongs to God, should be ascribed to man. CHRIST cannot endure, that that should be attributed to Paul and Barnabas, which pertains to him, Act. 14.12. As the superstitious Lystrians, that called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury; when they brought garlands, and would have done sacrifice to them. Princes use to change their deputies often, as the Turk does his Bashaw's; lest continuance should bring them to be taken for Princes. So God takes away often a good Minister; lest Assueti servo, obliviscerentur Dominum; they being too confident of the servant, should forget the Lord. There are some Sectaries, that think of their Elders, as Simon Magus thought of the Apostles; that they can give the Holy Ghost. They arrogate to the in instrument, and derogate from the agent. Let him speak the abortive figments of his own brain, yet their superstitious applause is, Vox Dei; It is the voice of a God, not of a man,