That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
We have enough in the writings of the prophets and the gospel to stir us up, provided we labor diligently in meditating on them; our minds contract rust through our own sloth, not through any want in Scripture. When the prophets and apostles agree with us, and God as author and angels as approvers stand behind them, there is no reason the whole world united should move us from our position.
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Peter calls them beloved because a minister must show love and affection as well as doctrine; he writes the same things again without shame, for their safety matters more than his brevity. What the sanctified prophets spoke and what Christ commanded through the apostles deserve constant remembrance, for by meditating on these things the pure in heart feel the quickening virtues that make them lively and zealous in holiness.
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Commenting on 2 Peter 3:1-2
Remember two things: the words of the holy prophets of the Old Testament, for they spoke of Christ's person, offices, sufferings, incarnation, and His return to judge the world and prepare new heavens and a new earth. And remember the commandment of us apostles of the Lord and Saviour, for we were sent by Him and declare His will, speaking the same truths as the prophets, only more clearly and expressly.
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