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…

What then may be said of the battle which you have fought? or of the victory which you have gptt• you have won, ye Alexander could never win. You have overcome your selves. You have overcome the world. He conquered the bodies of many, & had them at commandment. But their souls stood out, & would not be conquered, You have subdued your souls, & brought them to the obedience of the Gospel. You have overrun all the country and triumphed among the people. And all this is brought to pass, without force, without policy, without ar•ur; without artillery, only by your patience, and suffering for the Gospel sake.

What then may be said of the battaile which you haue fought? or of the victorie which you haue gptt• you haue won, ye Alexander could neuer win. You haue ouercome your selues. You haue ouercome the world. He conquered the bodies of many, & had them at cōmaundement. But their soules stoode out, & would not be conquered, You haue subdued your soules, & brought them to the obedience of the Gospel. You haue ouerrun al the countrie and triumphed among the people. And al this is brought to passe, without force, without policie, without ar•ur; without artilerie, onely by your patience, and suffering for the Gospel sake.

That we need not to speak any thing. To make the commendation of their faith more evident, he telleth then•, the same of their zeal and constancy is kno […] in all places. Whither soever I go (saith he) they know you, and speak of you, and bearken to you. Hereby appeareth how needful it is, that chief towns and cities he well governed, that vice in them be severely punished, that •tne and godliness be maintained, and the people instructed, because the examples of such places spread abroad in all quarters nigh them.

That wee neede not to speake any thing. To make the commendation of their faith more euident, he telleth then, the same of their zeale and constancy is kno in al places. Whither seener I go (saith he) they know you, and speake of you, and bearken to you. Hereby appeareth how néedeful it is, that chief townes and cities he wel gouerned, that vice in them be senerely punished, that tne and godlinesse be maineteined, and the people instructed, because the examples of such places spread abroad in al quarters nigh them.