A17384:1178
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 despair that wicked men feel, is of two sorts. For either it is a despair, which riseth from their persuasion of their want of help in spiritual things, or from their want of help in outward things: sometimes they fall into desperate torments, and griefs, and fears about outward things, either ⟨p. 265⟩upon fear of danger, or upon an apprehension that they are utterly undone, or shall be in matters of the world:1 this was the despair mentioned: and this despair was in Saul, Ahithophel and Belshazzar, Dan. 5. and in the Jews, when they said there was no hope, Jer. 2.25. and this was in the Egyptians, Babylonians, Tyrians; and their case in the desolation of their estate by war, mentioned in many chapters of the Prophet Isaiah. But, this despair is not meant here: for, this is a despair of all help or salvation of the soul by Christ; conceiving, that they are utterly cast off of God, and shall perish for ever. Thus Cain and Judas despaired of all mercy in God.
The despaire that wicked men feel, is of two sorts. For either it is a despaire, which riseth from their perswasion of their want of helpe in spirituall things, or from their want of help in outward things: somtimes they fall into desperate tormēts, and griefs, and fears about outward things, either ⟨p. 265⟩vpon fear of danger, or vpon an apprehension that they are vtterly vndone, or shall be in matters of the world:1 this was the despair mentioned: and this despair was in Saul, Achitophel and Belshazzer, Dan. 5. and in the Iews, when they said there was no hope, Ier. 2.25. and this was in the Aegyptians, Babylonians, Tyrians; and their case in the desolation of their estate by warre, mentioned in many chapters of the Prophet Esay. But, this despair is not meant heer: for, this is a despair of all help or saluation of the soule by Christ; conceiuing, that they are vtterly cast off of God, and shall perish for euer. Thus Cain and Iudas despaired of all mercy in God.