A17384:1118
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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The words in themselves concern the exaltation of Christ, and show, how God raised him out of the heap of rubbish, as it were, and carried him up to heaven, and made him their Head and King. Head, I say, over all things, giving him power over all things, and in particular in respect of the Angels, head of principalities and powers; and in respect of men, Head of the Church. Nor is it barely said, he is head, but head of the corner, which is a Metaphor borrowed from the building; where the holy Ghost intends to show, that he is the only foundation of the Church, as hath been showed in the first verse of this Chapter. And he is well said to be Head of ⟨p. 247⟩the corner, because upon Christ meet (as the two sides meet in the corner stone) both Angels and men; and amongst men, both the Saints in heaven, and the godly on earth; and amongst men on earth, both Jews and Gentiles, even all the Elect of all nations, ages, and conditions in the world.
The words in themselues concerne the exaltation of Christ, and shew, how God raised him out of the heap of rubbish, as it were, and carried him vp to heauen, and made him their Head and King. Head, I say, ouer all things, giuing him power ouer all things, and in particular in respect of the Angels, head of principalities and powers; and in respect of men, Head of the Church. Nor is it barely said, he is head, but head of the corner, which is a Metaphor borrowed from the building; where the holy Ghost intends to shew, that hee is the onely foundation of the Church, as hath been shewed in the first verse of this Chapter. And he is well said to bee Head of ⟨p. 247⟩the corner, because vpon Christ meet (as the two sides meete in the corner stone) both Angels and men; and amongst men, both the Saints in heauen, and the godly on earth; and amongst men on earth, both Iewes and Gentiles, euen all the Elect of all nations, ages, and conditions in the world.
The uses of the exaltation of Christ briefly follow.