A17384:117
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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1. The distraction in Gods worship, which is a most woeful fault, and most common: This was it was showed before that so angered God, Isaiah, 28.13. 2. Secondly, the omission of private worship, I mean to make a show of Religion and the love of God, and yet neglect reading of the Scriptures, prayers, conference and secret communion with God: This as was showed will provoke God to stop his ear at our cry, because we do not pray at all times. Job. 27.8, 9. 3. Neglect of mortification of inward sins, and secret faults; taking liberty, so it be but sin in the heart or in secret. This will undo thee for ever, if thou look not to it in time. 4. Affectation of praise and credit with men, to do our works to be seen of men.
1. The distraction in Gods worship, which is a most wofull fault, and most common: This was it was shewed before that so angred God, Isaiah, 28.13. 2. Secondly, the omission of priuate worship, I meane to make a shew of Religion and the loue of God, and yet neglect reading of the Scriptures, prayers, conference and secret communion with God: This as was shewed will prouoke God to stop his eare at our crie, because we do not pray at all times. Iob. 27.8, 9. 3. Neglect of mortification of inward sins, and secret faults; taking liberty, so it be but sin in the heart or in secret. This will vndoe thee for euer, if thou looke not to it in time. 4. Affectation of praise and credit with men, to do our workes to be seene of men.
Now, there are divers rules to be observed, if we would not be poisoned with the reign of Hypocrisy.
Now, there are diuers rules to be obserued, if we would not bee poysoned with the raigne of Hypocrisie.