A17384:1360
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, they are holy in their signs: they wear the badges of righteousness. The uncircumcised were accounted unholy; and the Jews, a holy nation, because being circumcised, they had the sign of righteousness: so are Christians holy by Baptism sacramentally.
Fourthly, they are holy in their signes: they wear the badges of righteousnes. The vncircumcised were accounted vnholy; and the Iewes, a holy nation, because being circumcised, they had the signe of righteousnes: so are Christians holy by Baptism sacramentally.
Fifthly, they are holy, in regard of separation from the wicked and the World. A thing was said to be holy, in the Law, which was separated from common uses, to the use of the Tabernacle: so are the Godly holy, because separated from the unholy.
Fiftly, they are holy, in regard of separation from the wicked and the World. A thing was said to be holy, in the Law, which was separated from common vses, to the vse of the Tabernacle: so are the Godly holy, because separated from the vnholy.
But, chiefly, the Godly excel for holiness, if we respect the holiness,
But, chiefly, the Godly excell for holinesse, if we respect the holinesse,