A17384:1570
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, that their darkness is also the shadow of death, a most deadly poisonfull darkness, that daily increaseth in the infection and annoyance of it, Isaiah 9.2.
Secondly, that their darknes is also the shadow of death, a most deadly poisonfull darknes, that daily increaseth in the infection and annoyance of it, Esay 9.2.
Thirdly, that they suffer so many kinds of darkness in the vexations and discomforts of each of them.
Thirdly, that they suffer so many kindes of darknes in the vexations and discomforts of each of them.
Fourthly, that it is such gross darkness, so thick and palpable, without any mixture of true light or comfort: if they had but star-light or moon-light, it were some ease.
Fourthly, that it is such grosse darknes, so thick and palpable, without any mixture of true light or comfort: if they had but star-light or moon-light, it were some ease.
Fifthly, that they are neither safe, walking nor lying still. If they walk, they go in singular danger: for, they know not whither they go,