A17384:1372
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, it must be all manner of conversation, 1. Pet. 1.15. we must show respect to all Gods commandments, at home, and abroad, in religion, mercy, righteousness, or honesty.
Thirdly, it must bee all manner of conuersation, 1. Pet. 1.15. we must shew respect to all Gods commandements, at home, and abroad, in religion, mercy, righteousnesse, or honesty.
Fourthly, we must show all meekness of wisdom, when we hear outward praise, or do good, or are to express our selves in discourse, or otherwise, Jam. 3.13. 2. Cor. 1.12.
Fourthly, wee must shew all meeknes of wisdome, when wee heare outward praise, or doe good, or are to expresse our selues in discourse, or otherwise, Iam. 3.13. 2. Cor. 1.12.
And that we may attain to this holiness of conversation,
And that wee may attaine to this holines of conuersation,