A17384:1017
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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Fifthly, by other marks and signs of Gods children, which can never be had, but faith is had also: such as are, love of God, and his Word, and of their enemies, and uprightness of heart, and the spirit of prayer, and the like.
Fiftly, by other markes and signes of Gods children, which can neuer bee had, but faith is had also: such as are, loue of God, and his Word, and of their enemies, and vprightnes of heart, and the spirit of praier, and the like.
Precious.]
Christ is precious to them that believe, not only in their account, but by effect; and so, both because he is great riches unto them, as also because he is an honour unto them. He is great riches unto them, yea unsearchable riches, Eph. 3.6. All ages ought to wonder at the riches of Gods kindness to the believers in Jesus Christ, Eph. 2.7. Christ in us is our riches, Col. 1.27 and thus he enricheth us with the favour of God, his own merits and righteousness, the grace of the Spirit, and the promises of the Word, and the hope of glory.
Christ is precious to them that beleeue, not onely in their account, but by effect; and so, both because hee is great riches vnto them, as also because he is an honour vnto them. Hee is great riches vnto them, yea vnsearchable riches, Eph. 3.6. All ages ought to wonder at the riches of Gods kindnes to the beleeuers in Iesus Christ,