A17384:1438
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, by avoiding in indifferent things, what by experience we see is misliked in others, as when the austerity of John was censured, Christ took his liberty in the use of the creatures, and convenient company-keeping. Luke 7.33, 34.
Thirdly, by auoiding in indifferent things, what by experience we see is misliked in others, as when the austerity of Iohn was censured, Christ tooke his liberty in the vse of the creatures, and conuenient company-keeping. Luke 7.33, 34.
Fourthly, by giving place oftentimes to the sudden, and violent furies of wicked men, when they will run on wilfully, till there may be convenient time to deal with them: so did Christ often avoid the commotions of his adversaries.
Fourthly, by giuing place oftentimes to the sudden, and violent furies of wicked men, when they will runne on wilfully, till there may bee conuenient time to deale with them: so did Christ often auoide the commotions of his aduersaries.
Fifthly, By gracious words, and fruitful communication, when we so speak as becomes the Oracles of God, with all reverence and power, ⟨p. 323⟩1. Pet. 4.11. Luke 4.22. It was, in particular, a singular discretion in Christ, that, when he was asked vain questions, or such as were not so fitly propounded, he answereth so as may most profit, declining the answer that should only feed curiosity, or the like ill humours.