A17384:1187
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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Secondly, this doctrine may breed in us a wonderful awfulness and fear of God: when we read of such judgements in Scripture, or behold any poor wretches tormented with this judgement, it should breed in us not only an infallible assurance that there is a God, or that there shall be a hell of woeful torments, or the like; but it should especially make us think of God with all reverence, and be afraid to displease him: for, dominion and fear are ever with him, Job 25.2. This doctrine should make us resolute to go our ways, and sin no more: the counsel of the Wicked should be far from us, seeing he can thus put out their candle, and make them drink of the wrath of the Almighty, Job 21.17, 20.
Secondly, this doctrine may breed in vs a wonderfull awfulnesse and fear of God: when we read of such iudgements in Scripture, or behold any poor wretches tormented with this iudgement, it should breed in vs not onely an infallible assurance that there is a God, or that there shall be a hell of wofull torments, or the like; but it should especially make vs think of God with all reuerence, and be afraid to displease him: for, dominion and fear are euer with him, Iob 25.2. This doctrine should make vs resolute to go our waies, and sinne no more: the counsell of the Wicked should bee farre from vs, seeing hee can thus put out their candle, and make them drink of the wrath of the Almighty, Iob 21.17, 20.
Thirdly, it should work in all of us a care to use all means, that we may be kept from despair.
Thirdly, it should work in all of vs a care to vse all means, that we may be kept from despair.