A17384:1291
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, because they are a chosen picked children or kindred, all the kindred culled out of all mankind; and so is no kindred in the world. For, in all other kindreds are all sorts of persons to be found, good and bad, virtuous and vicious: but of this kindred are none but good.
Secondly, because they are a chosen picked children or kinred, all the kinred culled out of all mankinde; and so is no kinred in the world. For, in all other kinreds are all sorts of persons to bee found, good and bad, vertuous and vicious: but of this kinred are none but good.
Thirdly, because the whole kindred is royal; they enjoy all great preferments: whereas there be few kindreds in the world, but there are some poor in it; but this generation hath not one poor man in it: all the kindred are Kings.
Thirdly, because the whole kinred is royall; they enioy all great preferments: whereas there bee few kinreds in the world, but there are some poor in it; but this generation hath not one poor man in it: all the kinred are Kings.
Fourthly, because all are fit for employment: all the kindred are Priests, and can sacrifice, which was not true of the very Tribe of Levi. There is not one Christian, but he can perform the work of the Priesthood, and doth in his order.
Fourthly, because all are fit for imploiment: all the kinred are Priests, and can sacrifice, which was not true of the very Tribe of Leui. There is not one Christian, but he can perform the work of the Priesthood, and doth in his order.