A17384:1265
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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Fourthly, for how long this choice must last, viz. for ever. To be chosen to a great office, though it were but for a year, is a great honour in the account of some men, but especially to enjoy a kingdom, if it may be for divers years, as 20, 30, 40, or the like, how would men rejoice, that could attain to such an election? But behold, our happiness is greater. For we have by our Election an entrance into the everlasting Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Fourthly, for how long this choise must last, viz. for euer. To be chosen to a great office, though it were but for a yeere, is a great honour in the account of some men, but especially to enioy a kingdome, if it may be for diuers yeers, as 20, 30, 40, or the like, how would men reioyce, that could attain to such an election? But behold, our happines is greater. For wee haue by our Election an entrance into the euerlasting Kingdom of Iesus Christ.
Fifthly, upon what reasons we were chosen. viz. upon God's free and mere grace and goodness: he chooseth whom he will. It was his good pleasure to choose us to such a Kingdom: we had it ⟨p. 282⟩not by descent, or desert, Rom. 9.18, 21. Ephes. 1.11.
Fiftly, vpon what reasons we were chosen. viz. vpon God's free and meer grace and goodnes: he chooseth whom he will. It was his good pleasure to chuse vs to such a Kingdome: wee had it ⟨p. 282⟩not by descent, or desert, Rom. 9.18, 21. Ephes. 1.11.