A17384:1090
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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Sixthly, to be more thankful to God, when the Lord gives us builders, not in name only, but in deed, that settle about Gods work with all their hearts, and labour with all faithfulness to promote the Kingdom of Christ.
Sixtly, to bee more thankefull to God, when the Lord giues vs builders, not in name onely, but in deed, that settle about Gods work with all their hearts, and labour with all faithfulnes to promote the Kingdome of Christ.
Hitherto of the Persons.
The cause of their punishment is their refusing of Christ.
Refused.]
They refused Christ, they disallowed him, as ⟨p. 242⟩unfit for the support of the building: They cast him away, as rubbish, they rejected him, or accounted him, as a reprobate.