3. Because we are called unto perfect holinesse, neither can we see God without it.
Vse. This may serve to reprove those, that rest in a kind of luke-warme profession, or in a partiall practise of piety and holinesse.
Doctrine 3. It makes much for the advancing of piety; to look for and hasten unto the [♦]comming of the day of the Lord.
[♦] “commming” replaced with “comming”
This is gathered from verses 12,14. So Philippians 3.20.
Reason 1. Because it takes off our minds from all those things, that belong unto this present world.
2. Because it makes us to prepare our selves for the world to come, 1 Iohn 3.3.
Use. This may serve to exhort us, to raise up our minds, as much as may be unto this spirituall looking for the Lord.
Doctrine 4. Our chiefest care touching the comming of the Lord, should be, to be found of him in peace.
This is gathered from verse 14. Now by peace is meant that condition which is pleasing unto God and approved of him; whereupon not the anger, but the goodnesse and grace of the Lord is shewed in communicating all happinesse.