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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