An analytical exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustratedAn analyticall exposition of both the epistles of the Apostle Peter illustrated

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 ⟨p. 188⟩that he might stir up the faithful so much the more, to beware of their seducing. In the first respect, the last words of the former Chapter, and the first of this Chapter, make such a discreet axiom as this; although there were many Prophets among the People of Israel, that were holy men of God, and were moved by the Spirit of God in those things that they spake; yet among the same people also there were many false Prophets. This discretion is showed in these words: But there were. In the second respect these words make a copulate axiom thus: Like as there were false Prophets among the People of Israel, so also shall there be false teachers among you. In the third respect there is intimated and implicitly contained such a connex axiom as this: If there shall be false teachers among you, like as there were false Prophets among the people of Israel, then must you be alike careful to beware of these, as the Israelites were warned heretofore to beware of them. After that description which is made by way of comparison, follows an absolute description; wherein the false teachers are described by their effects. Which effects have either an immediate reference unto the false teachers themselves, or unto others by them.

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 chiefe impediments are fals 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 generall in these words, that they are damned men; which he doth afterwards prove, 1 by the usuall 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 joyne together this discourse with the former, where he spake of true Prophets; and partly that he might meet with the scandall which might arise by such seducers; and partly