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An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustratedAn analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated
An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated by doctrines out of every text and applied by their uses for a further progress in holiness / by ... William Ames ...An analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated by doctrines out of every text and applyed by their uses for a further progresse in holinesse / by ... William Ames ...
London: printed by E.G. for John Rothwell, 1641London: printed by E.G. for Iohn Rothwell, 1641
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Chapter II.
Verse 1. But there were false Prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. Verse 2. And many shall follow their pernicious ways, by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. Verse 3. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you.
Verse 1. But there were false Prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. Verse 2. And many shall follow their pernicious wayes, by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evill spoken of. Verse 3. And through covetousnesse shall they with feined words make merchandize of you.
The Analysis.
Hitherto the Apostle propounded an exhortation, and confirmed it also in the foregoing Chapter. In the two following Chapters he strengthens it, by removing the impediments, that might make this exhortation of no effect. And the chief impediments are false teachers and profane scoffers: of these former he speaks Ch. 2. Of the latter chap. 3. The false teachers he doth first, describe: secondly, reprove: he describes them from the beginning to those words in vers. 3. whose judgement, &c. Then he reproves them, 1 in general in these words, that they are damned men; which he doth afterwards prove, 1 by the usual course of Gods justice, from verse 4. to the 10. 2. By their deserts, whereby they bring upon themselves the revenging justice of God, from verse 10. to the end of the Chapter. In the description of the false teachers he makes, 1 A comparison of the like betwixt the false teachers and those that were false prophets among the people of Israel, partly that he might join together this discourse with the former, where he spake of true Prophets; and partly that he might meet with the scandal which might arise by such seducers; and partly