2. To admonish us, 1. For this cause to withstand the beginnings of sin, lest at length we be brought also to blasphemy against the holy Ghost, which Christ saith is a sin that shall never be forgiven. 2. To beware also of those men, that durst openly speak evill of the truth; amongst the number of whom they are to be put, that dare mock and scoffe at the name of predestination and the predestinate. Doctrine 8. _They which propagate errors under faire pretence, do often times seek their own gaine._ This is gathered from these words; _through covetousnesse with fained words_: Covetousnesse is commonly the companion of heresies, oftentimes the mother, very often the Nurse of them, as we may see in the Papists. _Vse._ This may serve to admonish us, 1. Not to believe mens fained words. 2. To beware of covetousnesse, which is the root, as of all evils, so also of heresies. Doctrine 9. _Miserable is the condition of those men that are seduced by hereticks; for they are sold like beasts and cattell._ This is gathered from these words, _they shall make merchandize of you_. * * * * * Verse 3, at the end. _Whose judgement now of a long time lingreth not, and their damnation slumbreth not._ The Analysis. Hitherto we have seen the description of false teachers, and their sins; now followes their reproofe, or the punishment for their sins, that shall certainly befall them. This punishment is set forth, 1. Metonymically, by the cause, in that it is called judgement. 2. By the effect, in that it is called damnation. 3. By the adjunct of swiftnesse and speed, which is shewed by the negation of those things that are opposed unto swiftnesse. Now in generall, lingring or slownesse is opposed thereunto; in speciall, slumbring, which is put as a species of idlensse or slacknesse. This swiftnesse of the punishment that shall befall them, is set forth by the adjunct of time, that it did not now first of all begin to make hast, but now of a long time. The Doctrines arising herehence. Doctrine 1. _The punishment of sinne followes after sinne._ This is gathered from the connexion of these words with the words foregoing: there was the description of sin; and here presently followes the threatning of punishment. _Vse._ This may serve to admonish us, never to think of sin, but to adjoyne also the consideration of the punishment, which is joyned unto sin. Doctrine 2. _This punishment proceeds from the just judgement of God; for that it is here called judgement._ For God as judge of all the earth, pronounceth sentence upon men for their sins, and the execution of that sentence is called punishment. Now he pronounceth sentence according to right and a most holy law, and therefore the punishment which God inflicteth is in a proper sense called judgement.