A17384:1010
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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Thirdly, by the victory of the world. For, the true believer is so satisfied with God's goodness in Christ, that he can deny his profits, pleasures, credit, friends, and the like, for Christ's sake and the Gospel: yea, faith mars the taste of earthly things, and makes a man able to forsake the love of worldly things, 1. John 5.5. It will endure the trial of troubles, of afflictions, and temptations, and persecutions, for the Gospels sake, 1. Pet. 1.7. without making haste to use ill means in the evil day.
Thirdly, by the victory of the world. For, the true beleeuer is so satisfied with God's goodnes in Christ, that he can deny his profits, pleasures, credit, friends, and the like, for Christ's sake and the Gospell: yea, faith marres the taste of earthly things, and makes a man able to forsake the loue of worldly things, 1. Iohn 5.5. It will endure the triall of troubles, of afflictions, and temptations, and persecutions, for the Gospels sake, 1. Pet. 1.7. without making haste to vse ill means in the euill day.
Quest. But, how may faith be discerned in such as say they are not persuaded that they have faith; which sometimes proves to be the case of divers deer children of God?
Quest. But, how may faith bee discerned in such as say they are not perswaded that they haue faith; which sometimes proues to be the case of diuers deere children of God?