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Chapter II.

Verse 1. But there were false Prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Verse 2. And many shall follow their pernicious wayes, by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evill spoken of.

Verse 3. And through covetousnesse shall they with feined words make merchandize of you.

The Analysis.

itherto the Apostle propounded an exhortation, and confirmed it also in the foregoing Chapter. In the two following Chapters he strengthens it, by removing the impediments, that might make this exhortation of no effect. And the chiefe impediments are fals teachers and profane scoffers: of these former he speaks Ch. 2. Of the latter chap. 3. The false teachers he doth first, describe: secondly, reprove: he describes them from the beginning to those words in vers. 3. whose judgement, &c. Then he reproves them, 1 in generall in these words, that they are damned men; which he doth afterwards prove, 1 by the usuall course of Gods justice, from verse 4. to the 10. 2. By their deserts, whereby they bring upon themselves the revenging justice of God, from verse 10. to the end of the Chapter. In the description of the false teachers he makes, 1 A comparison of the like betwixt the false teachers and those that were false prophets among the people of Israel, partly that he might joyne together this discourse with the former, where he spake of true Prophets; and partly that he might meet with the scandall which might arise by such seducers; and partly