A17384:1029
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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Thus, as Christ is our riches. Now secondly, he is precious, in that he is an honour unto us, and so some translate it. Christ then is a singular honour to every believer, and he is so both in heaven and in earth. First, in heaven he is an honour to us, because he graceth us before God, and the Angels, covering our nakedness with the rich garment of his own imputed righteousness, and making daily intercession for us to God, and covering our imperfections, and presenting our works, and prayers to God, and giving the Angels a charge to look carefully to us. Secondly, And so he is an honour to us on earth, both amongst the godly, and amongst the wicked: First, He graceth us amongst the godly, by giving us a room in their hearts, causing them to love us, and honour us even for Christ only, whom they discover in us by our love to Christ, and faith in his name, and imitation of his virtues. Secondly, and he graceth us also amongst the wicked, by protecting and acknowledging us in times of greatest distress, and ⟨p. 228⟩by washing out the blemishes, which our own indiscretions at any time brought upon us, & by clearing our innocencies from their unjust aspersions.
Thus, as Christ is our riches. Now secondly, hee is precious, in that hee is an honour vnto vs, and so some translate it. Christ then is a singular honor to euery beleeuer, and hee is so both in heauen and in earth. First, in heauen hee is an honour to vs, because he graceth vs before God, and the Angels, couering our nakednes with the rich garment of his owne imputed righteousnes, and making daily intercession for vs to God, and couering our imperfections, and presenting our workes, and praiers to God, and giuing the Angels a charge to looke carefully to vs. Secondly, And so hee is an honour to vs on earth, both amongst the godly, and amongst the wicked: First, Hee graceth vs amongst the godly, by giuing vs a roome in their hearts, causing them to loue vs, and honour vs euen for Christ onely, whom they discouer in vs by our loue to Christ, and faith in his name, and imitation of his vertues. Secondly, and hee graceth vs also amongst the wicked, by protecting and acknowledging vs in times of greatest distresse, and ⟨p. 228⟩by washing out the blemishes, which our own indiscretiōs at any time brought vpon vs, & by cleering our innocencies from their vniust aspersions.