_Reason_ 1. Because his sin is the greater, that is drawn unto sin upon the lighter occasion or smaller temptation. 2. Because such men are not moved by those reasons, that might and should with-hold them from committing such a sin, which other men have not after the same manner. _Vse._ This may serve for condemnation, to condemne the fashion of some men of the lowest rank, who even in that condition of life are as proud, and more also sometimes, then they that are in the highest degree of dignity and honour. Doctrine 2. _The Angels are greater in power then all men._ _Vse._ This may serve for the comfort of the faithfull, because God hath given the Angels a speciall charge over them, so that they are said to pitch their tents about them. Doctrine 3. _These powerfull Angels do most religiously abstaine from all sinne._ For what is here said in speciall, is to be understood also in generall. _Vse._ This may serve to admonish us, therefore the more carefully to beware of sin; both because we are bound by the Law at least as well as they, and also because otherwise we cannot have those good and powerful ministring Spirits to take care of us. * * * * * Verse 12. _But these as naturall bruit beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evill of the things that they understand not, and shall utterly perish in their own corruption._ The Analysis. The other part of the comparison is contained in this verse, wherein the sin of the false teachers despising and speaking evill of dignities, is aggravated by a new comparison of the like, so that in this verse there is both a shewing of the dissimilitute, and also a whole similitude explained by its parts. The proposition of this similitude containes a description of naturall bruit beasts: the Apodosis contains a description of false teachers, according to those qualities which they have proportionably with those bruit beasts. The description of the bruit beasts contains three things: 1. Their inward nature, which is expressed by a negation, that they are _void of reason, bruits_. 2. Their acts or operations, which are said to proceed, not from counsell, but _from nature, naturall_. 3. Their end and destruction, that they are _taken and destroyed_. To these there are three also answerable in false teachers: 1. That they are void of judgement, _they understand not_. 2. That they are carryed with a naughty passion to speak evill, _speak evill of the things that they understand not_. 3. That they bring upon themselves destruction; _they shall perish in their own corruption_. The Doctrines arising herehence. Doctrine 1. _Sin, where it reignes, turnes a man into a bruit beast as it were._