A17384:1414
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, by thanksgiving, when we praise God for Christ, and give praise to Christ for all his goodness, and love to us.
Secondly, by thanksgiuing, when wee praise God for Christ, and giue praise to Christ for all his goodnes, and loue to vs.
Thirdly, by commending the riches of the love of Christ to us, setting forth his praise from day to day, as we have occasion by discourse to others.
Thirdly, by commending the riches of the loue of Christ to vs, setting forth his praise from day to day, as wee haue occasion by discourse to others.
Fourthly, by living so, as that God in Jesus Christ may be glorified in the world, especially in the Church.
Fourthly, by liuing so, as that God in Iesus Christ may be glorified in the world, especially in the Church.
Now other writers follow the native signification of the word, and translate it virtues, but with different interpretation. For some by the virtues of Christ understand the benefits exhibited to us by Christ, and so we are enriched with the former privileges, that so we might make it appear, how much we have gained by Jesus Christ: And these benefits of Christ, we show forth by thanksgiving to God, daily praising him for them, as also by the word of exhortation, when we call upon others to seek after them: and lastly, by carrying our selves so, as may become so great treasure, keeping them with all care, esteeming them above all gettings, and living as contentedly, as if God had given us a kingdom on earth, and ordering our conversation so, as men might see our care of good works, becoming such high preferment.