An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

But, the Thessalonians, after they had heard the glad tidings of the Gospel, they received it greedily, and laid it up close and safe in their ⟨p. 3⟩harts. Albeit the Jews withstood them and beted them fore, albeit false brethren used divers secret means to draw them from the love of the truth: yet they kept still their steadfastness: and could not be driven from their faith, neither by cruelty of persecution, nor by subtlety of crafty persuasion. Paul being at Athens, a place far distant from thence, sendeth Timothy to know in what case they stood. So careful was he for that house which he had built: for, the fire which he had kindled: for the grafts which he had planted: and, for the children which he begot among them. When Timothy made report of their constancy, that they continued steadfast in those things which they had learned: he writeth this Epistle, to commend them, and to exhort them to abide steadfast in their faith: that they become not like the foolish Israelites, which longed after the flesh pots of Egypt, and were unmindful of their deliverance from bondage under Pharaoh: that they return not like filthy dogs to their vomit, and like unclean swine to their puddles of-mire: that they look not back again after they have put their hands to the Lords plough, and so make themselves unworthy the kingdom of God.

But, the Thessalonians, after they had heard the glad tydings of the Gospell, they receiued it gréedily, and laid it vp close and safe in their ⟨p. 3⟩harts. Albeit the Iews withstood them and beted them fore, albeit false brethren vsed diuers secret meanes to drawe them from the loue of the truth: yet they kept still their stedfastnesse: and could not be driuen from their faith, neither by crueltie of persecution, nor by subtiltie of craftie persuasion. Paul being at Athens, a place far distant from thence, sendeth Timothie to knowe in what case they stoode. So carefull was he for that house which he had built: for, the fire which he had kindled: for the graffes which he had planted: and, for the children which he begot among them. When Timothie made report of their constancie, that they continued stedfast in those things which they had learned: he writeth this Epistle, to commend them, and to exhort them to abide stedfast in their faith: that they become not like the foolish Israelites, which longed after the flesh pottes of Aegypt, and were vnmindfull of their deliuerance from bondage vnder Pharao: that they returne not like filthy dogges to their vomite, and like vncleane swine to their puddles of-mire: that they looke not backe againe after they haue put their hāds to the Lords plough, and so make themselues vnworthie the kingdome of God.