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John Trapp on 2 Peter 2:14

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2 Peter2:14

Verſe 14. Having eyes full of adultery] Gr. Of the adultreſſe, As if ſhe were ſeen ſitting in the eyes of the adulterer.Plutarch Kign pucillam & pacillam o ut[illegible: 1 letter] ſignificat. The wanton Greek was ſaid to have his eyes, [non-Latin text not transcribed], Non virgines, ſed meretrices, not maids but minions. Archeſilaus the Philoſopher told a young wanton,Vitijs nobis in animum per oculos eſt via. Quinul. Nihil intereſt quibus membris cinaedi ſitis posterioribus an prioribus. The leper was to ſhave his eye-brows, to teach us to take away the luſt of the eyes, Levit. 14.9.

And that cannot ceaſe to ſinne] Though they have made many Covenants with God, promiſes to men. So Pro. 19.19. They break all, as eaſily as Samſon did the new ropes[illegible: 1 letter]

Exerciſed with covetous practices] Which they conſtantly follow, as the Artificer doth his trade.

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