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A06502	A commentarie or exposition vppon the twoo Epistles generall of Sainct Peter, and that of Sainct Jude. First faithfullie gathered out of the lectures and preachinges of that worthie instrumente in Goddes Churche, Doctour Martine Luther. And now out of Latine, for the singuler benefite and comfort of the godlie, familiarlie translated into Englishe by Thomas Newton; Enarrationes in epistolas Divi Petri duas et Iudae unam. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.	1581 (1581)	STC 16978; ESTC S108928	231,904	387

handes yet thought I it good to write the same againe vnto you to thintent I might bee as a Remembrauncer to you as it is the duetie of al true Apostles to bee to perseuere and continue in that doctrine which ye haue learned to practise and exercise it and to liue accordyng to the preceptes rules and directions thereof not thinkyng that I doe preache any other thyng vnto you now then ye haue afore bothe heard and learned The Churche that is at Babylon elected together with you saluteth you SAlutations were wont in this sorte to bee sent by letters The Churche saieth he that is at Babylon saluteth you There were twoo greate Cities of this name the one in Chaldaea the other in Aegypt whiche is now called Alkair Rome also by an Allegorie is called Babylon because of the greate confusion of villainous vices beeyng gathered thither as into the common Sinke of the worlde And some would faine haue it to be here so taken But I can not bée brought to that opinion The woorde by interpretation signifieth Confusion It is moste like to bee that Babylon in Assyria or Chaldaea where Saincte Peter was the Apostle of the Circumcision And Marcus my Sonne SOme saie this was Marke the Euangelist whom he calleth his Sonne not after the Flesh but after the Spirit As sainct Paule likewise calleth Timotheus and Titus his Soonnes and writeth to the Corinthians that he had begotten them in Christ Greete ye one an other with the kisse of Loue. THis custome of Kissyng is now growen out of vse Wee reade in the Gospell that Christ kissed his Disciples whiche was a custome then in those Countreis Of this Kisse Sainct Paule also maketh often mention Act. xx.j. Cor. xvj ij Cor. xiij Rom. xvj Peace bee with you all whiche are in Christe Iesus Amen THat is whiche faithfullie beleeue in Christe And this is the ende of this his former Epistle wherein he commendeth theim vnto the protection and tuition of Almightie God who mercifullie graunt that wee maie throughlie vnderstande and effectuallie keepe and practise the doctrine comprised in the same Amen ❧ An Induction or Preface of D. Martine Luther into the seconde Epistle generall of Sainct Peter SAinct Peter perceiuyng and foreseyng that the true pure doctrine of Faithe should after his daies be corrupted obscured and dimmed writeth this Epistle wherein ●e meetet● with two errors at once arisyng out of the false vnderstandyng of this doctrine of Faithe and giueth moste profitable lessons of either parte to witte first that no man ascribe any suche strength or force to VVoorkes as that thei should be any waie able to iustifie vs before God for that is the effect of Faithe onelie Againe that no man should thinke that Faithe can bee without Good woorkes For wee can no soner preach of Faith how that it alone without the helpe of any our Good woorkes maketh vs iuste and acceptable before GOD but straightwaies some are readie to barke against vs saiyng that then it is needelesse and bootelesse for any manne to doe any Good deedes and this wee knowe by daiely experience is the common speech and saiyng On the other side when we vrge and teache Good woorkes praise them then Faithe falleth and looseth muche of her dignitie So that wee see it to bee a verie hard matter in this behalfe to kepe a right meane speciallie where there is want of painfull and faithfull Preachers Now the Lorde teacheth vs that we should attribute all our Iustification before God vnto a sincere Faithe in Christe Iesus But when wee haue thus soundly preached inculked this infallible doctrine of Faithe we must also teache that Good woorkes muste needes ensue Because wee maie not at any hande so long as wee be in this life bee idle without dooyng some woorke All this doeth Sainct Peter in this Epistle pursue and discourse vppon at large meetyng with those who peraduēture out of his former Epistle had foded themselues with a false opinion and mistaken his meanyng in thinking Faithe to bee sufficient although there be no good VVorkes at all And vpon this poinct is the firste Chapter of this Epistle specially written wherin he teacheth and willeth the godlie to approue and declare the certaintie of their Faithe by their Good workes The seconde Chapter is against them whiche extoll VVorkes onelie and throwe doune Faithe And therfore he warneth vs aforehande of false teachers and seducers whiche by newe doctrines of their owne deuise should darken and abolishe this assuraunce whiche eche one ought firmely to haue of Faithe for he sawe what detestable iugglyng Apostacie add departyng awaie from the Faithe would bee in the worlde whiche euen then beganne as Saincte Paule saieth ij Thess ij The Mysterie of Iniquitie doeth alreadie woorke Jn the third hee plainlie describeth and setteth out the impietie of those that make a mockage and ieste of the woorde of God and sheweth that in the latter daies the people through vnbebeleef and lacke of feare of the Iudgement of the laste daie shalbee euen as Epicures whollie giuen to the fleshe This Epistle therfore is written to forewarne vs to shewe our Faithe by our VVorkes but yet not so that we should haue any confidēce or trust in our VVorkes or thinke them any whitte or in any respecte meritorious or auaileable towarde our saluation The second Epistle Generall of Sainct Peter ¶ The first Chapter SImon Peter a seruant and an Apostle of Iesus Christe to you whiche haue obteined like precious faith with vs by the righteousnesse of our GOD and Sauiour Iesus Christe Grace and peace bee multiplied to you by the knowledge of God and of Iesus our Lorde Accordyng as his godly power hath giuen vnto vs all thinges that perteine vnto life and godlinesse through the knowledge of hym that hath called vs vnto glorie vertue Wherby most greate precious promises are giuē vnto vs that by thē ye should be partakers of the godly nature in that ye flee the corruptiō which is in the world through lust Therefore giue euen al diligence thereunto ioyne moreouer vertue with your faithe and with vertue knowledge And with knowledge temperance and with temperance patience and with patience godlinesse And with godlinesse brotherly kindnesse with brotherly kindnesse loue For if these thinges bee among you and abounde they will make you that ye neither shalbe ydle nor vnfruitfull in the knowledge of our Lorde Iesus Christe For he that hath not these thinges is blind and can not see farre of and hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes Wherefore brethren giue rather diligence to make your callyng and election sure for if ye doe these thinges ye shall neuer fall For by this meanes an entring shalbe ministred vnto you abundantly into the euerlasting kingdome of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christe Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you alwaies in remembraunce of these thynges though that ye haue knowledge and be

Faithe And therefore he saieth All these thynges shall ye bee sure to haue if ye so liue that ye shewe foorth your faithe Flee and the corruption whiche is in the worlde through lust Therefore giue euen all diligence thereunto ioyne moreouer vertue with your faith HEre sainct Peter exhorteth them to declare and shewe foorth their Faith by their good Woorkes as though he should saie Seeyng that ye haue obtained so many and so greate benefites by Faithe that what God himself hath ye also haue endeuour your selues and geeue all diligence hereunto be not slouthful and sluggish but shewe forth the effectes and fruictes of your faith that is let your Faithe appeare openly before Men let it bee dutifull charitable seruiceable diligent effectuall and workyng euer occupied in well doing not ydle neither vnfruitfull Ye haue a good Farme and a fertile Field to worke in be ye diligent husbandes therfore and take heede leaste through your slouth and securitie there growe vp in it Brambles Weedes Darnell and Cockle And with vertue knowledge THis is that Knowledge by the which ye maie chiefly know how by reason to qualifie and leade your liues and how to direct theffectes vertues of your Faith that ye neither ouermuche pamper and cocker your bodies neither denie vnto it that whiche is needefull For thus farre is the flesh to bee brideled and kept vnder and no further that it maie bee sober watchfull and apt to good Workes and not as some Hypocrites wider the vizard of feined holinesse doe to hurt or destroye your bodies For although GOD hate the Sinne that is in the fleshe yet his will is not that you should therefore destroye your bodies Ye ought to suppresse and restraine the lustes and concupiscences thereof but not to destroye or hurt it but rather to minister vnto it sufficient allowance and maintenaunce that it maie continue sounde healthfull and liuyng Knowledge also is ioigned and linked with vertue whēas good respect and regard of honestie and modestie is had in all our conuersation and dealinges and when a conuenient measure is obserued and kept in our Meates Drinckes Apparaile Wordes and all other our actions so that wee neither swerue from the rule of reason nor giue any occasion of offence to our Neighbour And with knowledge temperaunce TEmperaunce consisteth not onely in eatyng and drinckyng but in obseruyng that due meane whiche knowledge whereof wee spake afore doeth prescribe to bee vsed in all our life and conuersation aswell in woordes and woorkes as in maners and dealinges that no man frame hymself to liue after a more sumptuous and nice sorte then is conuenient that all superfinitie of Apparaile and brauerie be auoided and that no man goe more pompouslie and gorgeouslie then is meete or standeth with Christian modestie But saincte Peter in these cases inescribeth no certein rule nither limiteth any boundes for the same whiche thyng our Papisticall munckishe Votaries presumed to doe comprizyng these matters within the compasse of certein Canons and rules deuised out of their owne braines tiyng men to a straicte obseruation of these thynges after one and the selfsame maner Whiche thing to bee vsed among Christians is vnpossible to wit that a certaine sett order and precise anotation in these externall thynges should bee comprehended within the compasse of certein preceptes and generall rules of euery particular person to bee particularlie obserued For men bee of vnlike disposition one is of a strong and sounde nature an other weake and faint and no man is at all tymes and in all respectes so affected and giuen as an other is And therefore euery one ough● to haue a speciall regarde to the constitution and disposition of his owne bodie what he is able to beare sustaine and endure and what he is not And with temperaunce pacience SAinct Peters meanyng 〈◊〉 these words is this Although ye liue accordyng to knowledge modestie and temperaunce without giuyng offence to any in your conuersation and behauiour yet thinke ye not that ye shall liue quietly without temptation and persecution For when yée beleeue and leade an honest and Christian life agreeable to your profession the Worlde will not ceasse to hate and persecute you Here then must Pacience bee shewed foorth whiche is one of the fruictes of Faith And with pacience godlinesse WHat soeuer wee dooe or what soeuer wee suffer in this l●fe let vs be thankfull to GOD for thesame not seekyng our owne glorie praise or commoditie but onely that thereby God maie be glorified and that we so behaue our selues in all thynges that it maie appeare that wee doe all thynges for the loue whiche we beare vnto God And with godlinesse brotherly kindnesse HEreby Sainct Peter bindeth vs one to serue an others turne and to bee helpyng one to an other as Brethren one to be carefull of an others welfare one not to hate despise or hurte an other And this is an other triall or fruicte of our Faithe whereby we testifie to the worlde that we haue that Godlinesse whiche is spoken of afore And with brotherlie kindnesse Loue. BY Loue be meaneth that common and generall Loue with the whiche wee are bounde to Loue as well our Enemies and those which doe not accōpt of vs as Bretheren nor vouchsafe to liue together with vs freendlie and Brotherlie as the●● that are our verie freendes in deede In whiche fewe woordes Saincte Peter hath comprehended all that appertaineth to a Christian life and what be the woorkes and fruletes of true Faithe in deede namely knowledge to liue well Temperaunce Patience Godlinesse Brotherlie kindnesse and a generall Loue to all And therefore he addeth further For if these thynges bee among you and abound thei will make you that ye neither shalbe idle not vnfruictfull in the knowledge of our Lorde Iesus Christe WHen ye giue your selues to these exercises and woorkes ye tread the right pathe ye goe the right waie and haue in you the true and sincere Faithe and further the knowledge of Christ is effectuall and fruitfull in you Take heede therefore to your selues that ye make not light accoumpte of these thynges Keepe your bodies in subiection and so deale with your neighbours as you knowe that Christ hath dealt with you For he that hath not these thynges is blinde and can not see farre of and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old synnes HE that hath not in hymself these fruictes of his Faithe dooeth but as it were grope for his waie like a blinde man in the darke not knowyng whereto sette his foote yea suche is his life that he resteth doubtfull and vncertaine in what case he standeth towardes GOD He neither hath true Faithe nor any further knowledge of Christ sauyng that he can talke of hym as he hath heard others reporte And therefore doeth but bluster blindly and at randō in the whole course of his life like a blinde manne that seeketh his waie with his hande and hath forgotten that euer he

stabished in the present truth For I think it meete as long as I am in this tabernacle to stirre you vp by puttyng you in remembraunce Seyng I knowe that the tyme is at hande that I must laie doune this my tabernacle euen as our Lord Iesus Christ hath shewed me I will endeuour therefore alwaies that ye also maye be able to haue remembraunce of these thinges after my departyng For wee followed not deceiuable fables when wee opened vnto you the power and commyng of our Lorde Iesus Christ but with our eyes wee sawe his maiestie For he receiued of God the Father honor and glorie when there came suche a voyce to hym from the excellent glorie This is my beloued Sonne in whō I am well pleased And this voyce we heard when it came from heauen beyng with hym in the holy mount Wee haue also a moste sure worde of the Prophetes to the whiche ye doe well that ye take heede as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place vntill the daie dawne and the daie starre arise in your hartes So that ye first knowe this that no prophesie in the Scripture is of any priuate interpretation For the prophesie came not in olde tyme by the will of man but holiemen of God spake as they were moued by the holy Ghost Simon Peter a Seruaunt and an Apostle of Iesus Christ to you whiche haue obteined like precious Faithe with vs by the righteousnesse of our GOD and Sauiour Iesus Christ AS in the former Epistle so in this wee haue bothe a Subscription and an Inscription That wee maie knowe bothe who writeth it and to whom it is written namelie to them that zealously heare the Woorde of GOD and constantly stande by Faithe in the sincere profession of the same But what Faithe meaneth he Euē that saith he whiche is by the righteousnesse of God In whiche woordes he ascribeth Iustification to Faithe onely euen as S. Paule Roma j. saieth In the Gospell the righteousnesse of GOD is reueiled from Faithe to Faithe as it is written The iuste shall liue by Faithe Sainct Peter therefore warneth them to stand readie not to be beguiled nor to suffer the doctrine of Faithe whiche thei had receiued and learned to slippe awaie from thē And whereas he here peculierly speaketh of the Righteousnesse of God he thereby excludeth and putteth backe all humaine Iustice For it is Faithe onely that iustifieth vs before GOD and therefore Faithe is called the Righteousnesse of God For before the worlde it is nothyng accoumpted of nay it is rather persecuted and flatly condemned Grace and peace bee multiplied to you by the knowledge of God and of Iesus our Lorde THis is an vsuall Salutation wont to bee prefixed at the beginnyng of Letters and Epistles The meanyng whereof is thus I wishe vnto you the encrease of Grace and peace and that ye maie bee therewith enriched euery daie more and more Whiche grace issueth and floweth from the knowledge of GOD and of our Lorde Iesu Christ as if he should saie This Grace no manne can haue vnlesse he haue withall the knowledge of God and of our Lorde Iesus Christ Of this knowledge of GOD aswell the Apostles as the Prophetes dooe verie often and almoste continually make mention in the holie Scriptures as Esaie the xj In all my holie hill thei shall not hurte nor destroye for the Earth shalbe full of the knowledge of the Lorde as the waters that couer the Sea That is The knowledge of God shall bee as plentifull and abundaunt as the waters of the swellyng Sea when it breaketh out and surroundeth some whole Countrey And here hence shall suche peace and tranquillitie presently ensue that no man shal seeke to molest or damnifie an other But this is not to knowe God if thou dooe but onely beleeue that God is Almightie and that he hath created and made all thynges and that Christ was borne of the virgine Marie suffred death and rose againe for thus muche doe the Turkes Iewes and Deuilles beleeue But the true knowledge of GOD is this That thou haue a feelyng of hym in thyne harte conscience and that thou be certainly perswaded that God and his Christ is thy God and thy Christ whiche belief the Deuilles and false counterfaite Christians haue not neither can haue Therefore the knowledge of God is nothing els then a sounde and entire Faithe in Christ For when thou thus fullie knowest GOD and Christe thou wilte moste gladlie resigne and committe thy self vnto hym and firmely beleeue and trust in hym aswell in aduersitie as in prosperitie in death aswell as in life This settled confidence and sure trust can not bee in theim that haue euill consciences that is in theim that want true and sincere Faithe For thei knowe GOD none otherwise but that he is the God of S. Peter and of all the Sainctes in Heauen But for their God thei dooe not knowe hym neitheir haue any feelyng of hym but haue hym and take hym rather as their heauie tormentour and angrie Iudge To haue GOD is to haue all Grace all Mercie and all goodnesse that can bee named To haue Christe is to haue a Sauiour and a Mediatour who hath brought vs vnto God and made hym now all ours and at whose handes he hath obtained for vs all Grace and Blessyng All these thynges thou muste drawe and applie to thy self and not doubte but that Christ is thyne and thou Christes And this is the true knowledge of Christ An vmnaried woman seyng a man maie saie this is a Manne but she can not saie this is my Manne or my Housebande In like sort all of vs can saie This is God But all of vs can not saie that he is our God because wee dooe not all of vs beleeue and trust in hym and comfort our selues onely in hym and by hym This true knowledge of GOD the Scripture tearmeth the face and Countenaunce of the Lorde whereof the Prophetes speake verie copiouslie For thei that see not his face and knowe hym not doe see but onely his hinder partes that is doe see hym as their angrie and displeased God whereas if thei sawe his face that is if thei had the true knowledge of hym by Faith thei should behold and see nothing but Grace and Mercie Wee see here how sainct Peter in this his seconde Epistle purposely entreateth not of Faithe for he largelie discoursed therevppon in his former Epistle but his purpose is in this to write an Exhortation to them whiche beleeue that thei should shewe forthe their Faithe by Good workes For he would not haue Faithe to bee without Good woorkes nor Good woorkes without Faithe But firste he requireth in vs Faithe and Faithe beeyng once surely grounded to shewe foorthe Good woorkes And therefore he addeth According as his godlie power hath giuen vnto vs all thynges that pertaine vnto life and godlinesse WHen wee throughlie knowe God by Faithe wee are possessed of the franke gift of all