A17384:1055
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, that God takes to himself the power to dispose of earthly Kingdoms, and to give Kings and Rulers at his own pleasure. It was the Lord's doing, and it was marvellous, that David should become the Head of the corner, Psal. 118.23. The Lord pleads it as a part of his sovereignty and prerogative, To set up Kings. By me Kings reign, Pro. 8. Which should teach Princes, and Judges, and Nobles, to do homage to God, and acknowledge him for their Sovereign, and therefore serve him with fear, Psalm 2. And it should teach the people to give honour, and tribute, and custom, and obedience, for conscience sake, to their Rulers, seeing the power that is, is of God, Rom. 13.
Fiftly, that God takes to himself the power to dispose of earthly Kingdomes, and to giue Kings and Rulers at his owne pleasure. It was the Lord's dooing, and it was maruellous, that Dauid should become the Head of the corner, Psal. 118.23. The Lord pleads it as a part of his soueraignty and prerogatiue, To set vp Kings. By me Kings raign, Pro. 8. Which should teach Princes, and Iudges, and Nobles, to doo homage to God, and acknowledge him for their Soueraign, and therefore serue him with fear, Psalm 2. And it should teach the people to giue honour, and tribute, and custome, and obedience, for conscience sake, to their Rulers, seeing the power that is, is of God, Rom. 13.
Now, as these words were understood in the case of David, so was David herein a type of Christ: and so the words are to be understood in the case of Christ also, as our Saviour himself applies them,