A17384:1135
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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First,1 that the punishments that light upon particular wicked men, are to be accounted the punishments of the whole body of unbelievers, as here despair and taking offence at Christ, it may light upon some particular offenders only, yet they are punishments belonging to all.
First,1 that the punishments that light vpon particular wicked men, are to be accounted the punishments of the whole body of vnbeleeuers, as here despaire and taking offence at Christ, it may light vpon some particular offenders only, yet they are punishments belonging to all.
- 1Judgements, inflicted on some particular offenders, belong to all for diverse reasons.Iudgements, inflicted on some particular offenders, belong to all for diuerse reasons.
1. Because there is no judgement, but all ⟨p. 250⟩wicked men have deserved it. 2. Because, when God plagues some, he means all, he threatens all. 3. Because no wicked man can be sure for the time to come, that he shall not fall into them. 4. Because the afflictions of this life are typical to wicked men; as, despair is a typical hell, and so all other judgements are but little hells. And this doctrine should much amaze impenitent sinners, if they consider, that any fearful judgement they see fall upon others, may fall upon them; and that GOD is aswell displeased with their sins, as with the sins of those he so plagued, as Christ shows, Luke 13.1, to 6.
1. Because there is no iudgement, but all ⟨p. 250⟩