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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.
Man is by generation dust, by degeneration the ashes of that dust; mere rubbish. The soul in the body, as a prisoner in a dungeon, receives all through a grate. The body is but like Saint Peters Prison, and death as the Angel that frees us. Luk. 12.32. Fear not, little flock; it is my fathers will to give you the kingdom. Fear not; though you be now tossed about in tabernacles, I will gather you to a kingdom. Israel was a flock removed often, from Canaan to Egypt, from Egypt to the wilderness, but was at last folded in Judea. We are now often removed in tabernacles, we shall have an abiding place. Joh. 16. Nunc vado ad Patrem, saith CHRIST: Now I go to the Father: CHRIST led us we must follow him. He went to his father three ways. 1. Viâ Passionis, the way of his Passion; a sorrowful way. 2. Viâ Resurrectionis, the way of his Resurrection, a joyful way. 3. Viâ Ascensionis, the way of his Ascension, a glorious way. Psal. 47.5. God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. All this was for our sake. Hebr. 9.24. He entered into heaven, to appear in the presence of God for us. By those three works of CHRIST, we have three special benefits; all expressed by Paul, Eph. 2.5.6. By his passion he hath quickened us, by his resurrection, raised us up: by his ascension, Made ut sit in heavenly places. Now I go to the Father; Now, there is the brevity of this life, it is but a Nunc, Now. I go, there is the mutability of the world, Vadit, it fades like grace. To the Father, there is the glory of future blessedness, to be with God himself for ever.
Man is by generation dust, by degeneration the ashes of that dust; meere rubbish. The soule in the body, as a prisoner in a dungeon, receives all through a grate. The body is but like Saint Peters Prison, and death as the Angel that frees us. Luk. 12.32. Feare not, little flocke; it is my fathers will to give you the kingdome. Feare not; though you be now tossed about in tabernacles, I will gather you to a kingdome. Israel was a flocke removed often, from Canaan to Aegypt, from Aegypt to the wildernesse, but was at last folded in Iudea. We are now often removed in tabernacles, we shall have an abiding place.