A17384:1125
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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Is become, or is made.]
He doth not tell how, but leaves that, as granted to be effected without hands, even by the special providence of God, which gives us occasion to take notice of the truth, that in things of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, God is pleased to make his work, or to work sometimes without ⟨p. 248⟩using any of the means, which the world takes notice of, he neglects all those means, which fall within the expectation, Psal. 118.20, 21. as here for the proclaiming of the Messiah, there was not any one order, or rank of men eminent in the world, which God made use of. But by a way altogether strange to the world, erected the Christian Monarchy, which should teach us, not to limit God to the means which is likeliest to us, but to live in all things by faith; & where means seem to fail, then with Abraham above hope, and under hope, to give glory to God, and cast our selves, and all our care upon God.
He doth not tell how, but leaues that, as granted to bee effected without hands, euen by the speciall prouidence of God, which giues vs occasion to take notice of the truth, that in things of the Kingdom of Iesus Christ, God is pleased to make his worke, or to worke sometimes without ⟨p. 248⟩vsing any of the meanes, which the world takes notice of, he neglects all those meanes, which fall within the expectation, Psal. 118.20, 21. as heere for the proclaiming of the Messias, there was not any one order, or rank of men eminent in the world, which God made vse of. But by a way altogether strange to the world, erected the Christian Monarchie, which should teach vs, not to limit God to the meanes which is likeliest to vs, but to liue in all things by faith; & where meanes seeme to faile, then with Abraham aboue hope, and vnder hope, to giue glory to God, and cast our selues, and all our care vpon God.