A17384:1346
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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Thirdly, we should hence learn to set the Lord always before us, and to walk before him, seeing it is our office to keep in the Temple, and to be near the Lord.
Thirdly, wee should hence learne to set the Lord alwaies before vs, and to walke before him, seeing it is our office to keepe in the Temple, and to bee neere the Lord.
Fourthly, it should compel upon us a care of our sacrifice: The main work of the Priests was, to offer sacrifices: Now our sacrifices are principally prayers and good works, as more at large is showed on the notes of verse 5. and in these we must be daily employed: But then we must in all our services look to the rules of Sacrificing, which as I said, I have handled at large verse 5. only for the present remember these few things: 1. That their sacrifices are worth nothing, without an Altar to sacrifice them on: and this Altar is Jesus Christ, Heb. 13.10. 2. That thou must have fire to burn the sacrifice on the Altar; and this fire is holy affections, Mark 9. 3. That in all thy sacrifices thou must keep out leaven: now the spiritual leaven, that mars thy sacrifices, are: first, malice: secondly, any notable wickedness: thirdly, evil opinions, fourthly, worldly grief and passions, which like leaven soureth the sacrifice.
Fourthly, it should compell vpon vs a care of our sacrifice: The maine worke of the Priests was, to offer sacrifices: Now our sacrifices are principally praiers and good works, as more at large is shewed on the notes of verse 5. and in these wee must be daily imployed: But then we must in all our seruices looke to the rules of Sacrificing, which as I said, I haue handled at large verse 5. onely for the present remember these few things: 1. That their sacrifices are worth nothing, without an Altar to sacrifice them on: and this Altar is Iesus Christ, Heb. 13.10. 2. That thou must haue fire to burne the sacrifice on the Altar; and this fire is holy affections,