A17384:1347
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, 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, Marke 9. 3. That in all thy sacrifices thou must keep out leauen: now the spirituall leauen, that marres thy sacrifices, are: first, malice: secondly, any notable wickednes: thirdly, euill opinions, fourthly, worldly griefe and passions, which like leauen sowreth the sacrifice.