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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
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2. The Apostles humility and charity: he acknowledgeth the poorest Saints to have like precious faith with himself. Many Miriams are proud of the Spirit, despising their poor brethren: Saint Peter matcheth them with himself. They are as dear in the Masters blood, therefore as dear in the Servants love. Gal. 6.2. Bear ye one another's burdens. In other buildings, one stone lies upon another, all upon the foundation: so let us support the weight one of another; and the foundation CHRIST, support us all! The pebble must not envy the marble, nor the marble despise the pebble: the pin in the Temple serves for use, so well as the pinnacle.o The members should have the same care one for another: Christian shoulders should bear the weakness of others. The rich and the poor are piled together in Gods house: the burden of the poor is beggary, the burden of the rich his superfluous estate. Now if the poor lie upon the rich, and the rich be contented to sustain the poor: here the rich hath his burden lessened by giving,2 and the poor hath his burden eased by receiving.p If a brother be fallen, do not you trample him down, but help him up; relieve and restore such a one in the spirit of meekness. When thou hearest thy brother to have lapsed into some grievous fault, pity him, pray for him, recollect him, saying, He fell yesterday, I may fall to day. As August. when he saw a poor miserable man, took occasion to admonish himself and the company; Aut sumus, aut fuimus, vel possumus esse quod hic est: we have been, are, or may be, as wretched as he.
2. The Apostles humility and charitie: he acknowledgeth the poorest Saints to have like precious faith with himselfe. Many Miriams are proud of the Spirit, despising their poore brethren: Saint Peter matcheth them with himselfe. They are as deare in the Masters bloud, therefore as deare in the Servants love. Gal. 6.2. Beare ye one anothers burdens. In other buildings, one stone lies upon another, all upon the foundation: so let us support the weight one of another; and the foundation CHRIST, support us all! The pebble must not envie the marble, nor the marble despise the pebble: the pinne in the Temple serves for use, so well as the pinnacle.