A17384:1434
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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The first was wisdom,1 and discretion. The people wondered at his gracious words, and the ⟨p. 322⟩wisdom, that was in in him, Luke 4.22. and he requireth of his Disciples, that they should be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves, and they should grow in understanding, and wisdom, Col. 2.2, 3. and 3.10.
The first was wisdome,1 and discretion. The people wondred at his gracious words, and the ⟨p. 322⟩wisdome, that was in in him, Luke 4.22. and hee requireth of his Disciples, that they should bee wise as serpents, and innocent as doues, and they should grow in vnderstanding, and wisdome, Col. 2.2, 3. and 3.10.
- 1Wisdom:Wisdome:
Now, this wisdom of Christ we should show,
Now, this wisdome of Christ wee should shew,