A17384:1245
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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And before I open the words, two things may be here noted. First, the Apostle's care to prove what he saith from the scripture, whether it be against wicked men, or for godly men: wch shows, that we should much more take heed to GOD's Word, being less than Apostles, especially such an Apostle. Secondly, we may hence note, that ⟨p. 279⟩the promises or praises given to the Godly in the old Testament, are not envied to Christians in the new Testament. God is no respectre of persons: but we have free liberty to search the books of God, and to choose out of all the examples of the suits of godly men, or the preferments, what we will: and if we make a suit of it to god, he will not deny it, but show us their mercy.
And before I open the words, two things may be heer noted. First, the Apostle's care to prooue what he saith from the scripture, whether it be against wicked men, or for godly men: wch shews, that we should much more take heed to GOD's Word, being lesse than Apostles, especially such an Apostle. Secondly, we may hence note, that ⟨p. 279⟩the promises or praises giuen to the Godly in the old Testament, are not enuied to Christians in the new Testament. God is no respecter of persons: but wee haue free liberty to search the books of God, and to chuse out of all the examples of the sutes of godly men, or the preferments, what we wil: and if we make a sute of it to god, he wil not deny it, but shew vs their mercy.
Now, for the particular opening of these words, we must observe, that it is the purpose of the Apostle to show briefly the privileges of the godly above all others, or what themselves were before their conversion.
Now, for the particular opening of these words, we must obserue, that it is the purpose of the Apostle to shew briefly the priuiledges of the godly aboue all others, or what themselues were before their conuersion.