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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.
Well, I am old, and must leave you: yet I will leave that behind me, which shall remain with you. In the whole Verse we find two generals: The Content, and the Intent: his Practise, and his Purpose: his Labour, and the end of his Labour: the thing he does, and the thing he seeks. I will endeavour; there is his labour, practise, and the thing he does. That you may be able after my decease, always to remember these things; there is his purpose, the end of his labour, and the thing he seeks. For the former.
Well, I am old, and must leave you: yet I will leave that behinde mee, which shall remaine with you. In the whole Verse we finde two generalls: The Content, and the Intent: his Practise, and his Purpose: his Labour, and the end of his Labour: the thing he does, and the thing he seekes. I will endevour; there is his labour, practise, and the thing he does. That you may bee able after my decease, alwayes to remember these things; there is his purpose, the end of his labour, and the thing hee seekes. For the former.
I will endeavour. I can do no more, I must do no less. Now a Ministers Endeavour consists in three especial things: he must endeavour by learning, endeavour by life, endeavour by labour: none of these must be wanting.
I will endevour. I can doe no more, I must doe no lesse. Now a Ministers Endevour consists in three especiall things: he must endevour by learning, endevour by life, endevour by labour: none of these must be wanting.
The first thing required to this endeavour is Learning. The Bishop of Traiectum in Germany, said that he would not admit Asses to holy Orders. One replied, that he must not now look for Ambroses and Cyprians. He answered, Cyprianos non requiro, sed asinos non admitto; I do not expect Cyprians, but I will not admit Asses. There are some that never knew, nor cared to know, the Schools of the Prophets; yet they send themselves into the Harvest; they pen their own commission. But says the Church; Quid agitis in meis, non mei? What make you in my work, that are none of my servants? They are sons without a father: their own creators, and own creatures too.