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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.
What means the Epicure so to pamper his body? A fat corps is but a fat supper for the worms. 1 Cor. 6.13. Meat's for the belly, and the belly for meat's: but God shall destroy both it and them. Let us eat to live, not live to eat. When we have devoured the most delicate creatures, the worms shall devour us.
What meanes the Epicure so to pamper his body? A fat corps is but a fat supper for the wormes. 1 Cor. 6.13. Meat's for the belly, and the belly for meat's: but God shall destroy both it and them. Let us eat to live, not live to eat. When we have devoured the most delicate creatures, the wormes shall devoure us.
What mean the proud? the soles of their feet must not touch the ground: they fly betwixt heaven and earth on their four wheeled wings. But they must have other Porters,; to the grave they must. After all their painting, the earth will spoil their colours. The fairest woman, that says, Touch me not, I am of purer mould; as if Praecordia Titan de meliore luto finxit; must lye blended in the forgotten dust with the poor bond-woman.
What meane the proud? the soles of their feet must not touch the ground: they flie betwixt heaven and earth on their foure wheel'd wings. But they must have other Porters,; to the grave they must. After all their painting, the earth will spoile their colours. The fairest woman, that sayes, Touch me not, I am of purer mould; as if Praecordia Titan de meliore luto finxit; must lye blended in the forgotten dust with the poore bond-woman.
What mean we all so foolishly to forget our latter ends? Adam could call all the beasts by their names, but his own name he forgot; Adam, the son of earth. Such fools are we, to forget our own names; that we are the sons of Adam, the sons of dust. Stultum est timere, quod non poteris vitare; It is no wisdom to fear that we cannot avoid: Mortem non effugit, qui etiam distulit, Sen. I shall die neither the first, nor the last: Omnes qui me non antecedunt, sequentur; They that go not before me, shall follow me. Hac conditione intravi, ut exirem; Upon this condition I came in, that I should go out. We must fall, and as the tree falls, so it lies: and commonly it falls to that side, which is most loaden with branches and fruits. They that abound most with the fruits of obedience, shall fall to the right hand, life; eastward, to salvation: they that abound with wicked actions and affections, to the left hand, death; westward, to destruction.