A17384:1219
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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1The use may be first for information, and so two ways. For first, we may hence see the reason, why many hearers profit not by the Word. It is not because the Word wants power, but because they stumble at it. They nourish cavils and objections against it: they oppose reason to faith. Secondly, we may hence take notice of the difference of a regenerate and unregenerate heart. To the one the Word is a savour of life, to the other it is a deadly savour, and full of offence to them. And withal, this may humble wicked ⟨p. 275⟩men. For this is a sure truth, that so long as they are offended at the Word, so long they have no part in Christ: and withal it may comfort all those that love the Word, and receive it with joy constantly. For that is a means and sign of their interest in Christ.
1The vse may bee first for information, and so two waies. For first, we may hence see the reason, why many hearers profit not by the Word. It is not because the Word wants power, but because they stumble at it. They nourish cauils and obiections against it: they oppose reason to faith. Secondly, we may hence take notice of the difference of a regenerate and vnregenerate heart. To the one the Word is a sauour of life, to the other it is a deadly sauour, and full of offence to them. And withall, this may humble wicked ⟨p. 275⟩men. For this is a sure truth, that so long as they are offended at the Word, so long they haue no part in Christ: and withall it may comfort all those that loue the Word, and receiue it with ioy constantly. For that is a meanes and signe of their interest in Christ.
- 1Uses.Vses.
Being disobedient.]