For the scope and dependence of these words; you may discern it lies thus: Peter who is called an Apostle of the Circumcision, that is, an Apostle whose work and office it was to Preach to the circumcised Jews (as it was Pauls office to Preach to the uncircumcised Gentiles) he writ his Epistle to the dispersed Jews that were scattered throughout the world, through Pontus, Asia, Cappadocia, Galatia, and Bithynia: whence observe, Gods people are a scattered people. And to them he writes that though they were persons living in different places, yet they had the same faith: Simon Peter a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith. So that you see the spirit of God, where it works in men, though they live in different places, yet they shall all believe the same Truth, and all receive the same Faith: Though different in language, yet but one God, and one Faith. The spirit of God wrought the same Faith among those scattered Christians; and the Apostle writing to these Jews, he begins his Epistle 1. By way of salutation. ver. 2. Grace and peace be multiplied to you. 2. He writes by way of consolation, ver. 4. telling them that they are Partakers of the Divine Nature, that they are called to Glory, and shall enjoy all the promises of the Gospel: These are the great props with which he bears up their hearts and comforts them by. Then 3. He proceeds by way of exhortation and direction, ver. 5. and that is, that they should give diligence to add grace to grace, that they should make it their [Greek or Hebrew], or their main business for which they are sent into the world, not only to get grace, but to thrive in grace; and begins with Faith, because this is the foundation or mothergrace: and this he presseth by a double Argument. First, considering the benefit shall redound to them, in case they perform this duty to labour to thrive in grace, ver. 8. If these things be ⟨p. 3⟩in you and abound, they shall make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus. If you make it your work to grow in grace, you shall never be a barren or unfruitful people; but you shall be growing in grace, and thriving in God still. 2. From the inconvenience that would accrue, in case they should neglect this work, ver. 9. He that lacks these things, is blind and cannot see afar off;
For the scope and dependance of these words; you may discern it lyes thus: Peter who is called an Apostle of the Circumcision, that is, an Apostle whose work and office it was to Preach to the circumcised Jewes (as it was Pauls office to Preach to the uncircumcised Gentiles) he writ his Epistle to the dispersed Jewes that were scattered throughout the world, through Pontus, Asia, Cappadocia, Galacia, and Bythinia: whence observe, Gods people are a scattered people. And to them he writes that though they were persons living in different places, yet they had the same faith: Simon Peter a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith. So that you see the spirit of God, where it works in men, though they live in different places, yet they shall all believe the same Truth, and all receive the same Faith: Though different in language, yet but one God, and one Faith. The spirit of God wrought the same Faith among those scattered Christians; and the Apostle writing to these Jewes, he begins his Epistle 1. By way of salutation. ver. 2. Grace and peace be multiplyed to you. 2. He writes by way of consolation, ver. 4. telling them that they are Partakers of the Divine Nature, that they are called to Glory, and shall enjoy all the promises of the Gospel: These are the great props with which he bears up their hearts and comforts them by. Then 3. He proceeds by way of exhortation and direction, ver. 5. and that is, that they should give diligence to adde grace to grace, that they should make it their 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or their main businesse for which they are sent into the world, not only to get grace, but to thrive in grace; and begins with Faith, because this is the foundation or mothergrace: and this he presseth by a double Argument. First, considering the benefit shall redound to them, in case they perform this duty to labour to thrive in grace, ver. 8. If these things be ⟨p. 3⟩in you and abound, they shall make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus. If you make it your work to grow in grace, you shall never be a barren or unfruitful people; but you shall be growing in grace, and thriving in God still. 2. From the inconvenience that would accrue, in case they should neglect this work, ver. 9. He that lacks these things, is blind and cannot see afarre off;
