A17384:1492
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, because they are showed forth for his glory. All our gifts and services are devoted to the glory of Christ: as they are in him, so they are for him.
Thirdly, because they are shewed forth for his glory. All our gifts and seruices are deuoted to the glory of Christ: as they are in him, so they are for him.
Lastly, I think they may be called the virtues of Christ, because they resemble his virtues: as the picture of a man is called by the name of the man himself.
Lastly, I think they may be called the vertues of Christ, because they resemble his vertues: as the picture of a man is called by the name of the man himself.
And the consideration hereof should the more incite us to the care of these virtues, seeing we are here to follow no worse a pattern than the example of the Lord Jesus himself: and withal, we should be the more humble, when we have had and done all we can, seeing we have nothing but what we have received. And since all should be for his glory, we have reason to say at the best, We are unprofitable servants. And withal, it should comfort us against the sense of our infirmities, to consider, how weak soever we have been; yet our gifts are acknowledged for the virtues of Christ himself; and, by the benefit of Christ's intercession, are accepted of God, as if they had bin found in the person of Christ himself.
And the consideration heerof should the more incite vs to the care of these vertues, seeing wee are heer to follow no worse a patterne than the example of the Lord Iesus himself: and withall, we should be the more humble, when wee haue had and done all we can, seeing we haue nothing but what we haue receiued. And since all should be for his glory, we haue reason to say at the best, Wee are vnprofitable seruants. And withall, it should comfort vs against the sense of our infirmities, to consider, how weak soeuer wee haue been; yet our gifts are acknowledged for the vertues of Christ himself; and, by the benefit of Christ's intercession, are accepted of God, as if they had bin found in the person of Christ himself.