A17384:101
A commentary
A commentary: or, sermons upon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.A commentary: or, sermons vpon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter vvherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of diuinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623
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The effects that may follow his Hypocrisy are three:1 For, first, he is apt to be seduced by evil Spirits, and the doctrine of Devils: An Hypocrite is in the greatest danger of most men to be seduced into vile opinions, 1. Tim. 4.1.2. Secondly, he may fall into a spirit of slumber: his conscience may be scared with an hot iron. Thirdly, he ⟨p. 26⟩may fall into most woeful terrors: such a fearfulness may surprise the hypocrite, that God may be to him as devouring fire, and as everlasting burnings, Isaiah 33.14. Job 18.14.
The effects that may follow his Hypocrisie are three:1 For, first, he is apt to be seduced by euill Spirits, and the doctrine of Diuels: An Hypocrite is in the greatest danger of most men to bee seduced into vile opinions, 1. Tim. 4.1.2. Secondly, he may fall into a spirit of slumber: his conscience may be scared with an hot iron. Thirdly, hee ⟨p. 26⟩may fall into most wofull terrors: such a fearfulnesse may surprise the hypocrite, that God may be to him as deuouring fire, and as euerlasting burnings, Esay 33.14. Iob 18.14.
- 1What may befall him.
1The effects that will certainly fall upon the hypocrite, are these which follow: 1. Judgement in his own conscience. He goes about as a condemned man: for, he is always condemned in himself. 2. The discovery of all his villainy: for, there is nothing hid in his intents and dealings, but all shall be laid open,