A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Use 1 To teach Christians not to be offended, if they find variety of seducing spirits in these days, a man would wonder in such peaceable days, when Religion is maintained, there should be so many opinions and agitations, how comes this about? you must know that God never dispensed generally more knowledge since the revelation of Antichrist than now; now where there is most knowledge, Satan will be seducing and corrupting their wisdom; where there is more wisdom there is more curiosity and pride; so much knowledge, so much want of truth many times, and so putting off the truth, men run into several errors, and it is just with God, seeing they put away a good Conscience, and would not give heed to sound Doctrine, therefore God gave them up to follow lies, 2 Thes. 2. and their longing desire and zeal in former times, will end in such a cold, that there will be a defect of all warmth and heat, and wheresoever you see the truth not held in a good Conscience; they run their faith on Rocks, some split on a rock of Arminianism, some on a rock of Popery; so that it must needs be that in these last times many Antichrists must be.

Ʋse 1 To teach Christians not to be offended, if they finde variety of seducing spirits in these days, a man would wonder in such peaceable days, when Religion is maintained, there should be so many opinions and agitations, how comes this about? you must know that God never dispenced generally more knowledge since the revelation of Antichrist than now; now where there is most knowledge, Sathan will be seducing and corrupting their wisdom; where there is more wisdome there is more curiosity and pride; so much knowledge, so much want of truth many times, and so putting off the truth, men run into several errors, and it is just with God, seeing they put away a good Conscience, and would not give heed to sound Doctrine, therefore God gave them up to follow lyes, 2 Thes. 2. and their longing desire and zeal in former times, will end in such a cold, that there will be a defect of all warmth and heat, and wheresoever you see the truth not held in a good Conscience; they run their faith on Rocks, some split on a rock of Arminianism, some on a rock of Popery; so that it must needs be that in these last times many Antichrists must be.