A17384:160
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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First, for instruction, to teach us to follow the advice here given, in putting away Envy, and cleansing our hearts of it: and to this end, think much of the reasons against it, and withal remember by confession & godly sorrow to cleanse thy heart carefully of it. For, those things help wonderfully in the putting of it away.
First, for instruction, to teach vs to follow the aduice heer giuen, in putting away Enuy, and clensing our hearts of it: and to this end, think much of the reasons against it, and withall remember by confession & godly sorrow to clense thy heart carefully of it. For, those things help wonderfully in the putting of it away.
Secondly, this may serve for great reproof of many that profess the fear of God, who daily shame themselves by discovering this vice in themselves. This was it the Apostle complained of in the Corinthians; and showed, that it is a vice which not only holds down a Christian from growing, but it makes him look like a carnal man, 1. Cor. 3.3.
Secondly, this may serue for great reproof of many that professe the fear of God, who daily shame themselues by discouering this vice in themselues. This was it the Apostle complained of in the Corinthians; and shewed, that it is a vice which not onely houlds down a Christian from growing, but it makes him look like a carnall man, 1. Cor. 3.3.
Thirdly, for consolation, if we find our selves freed from this vice.1 And we may know, that we are not envious, 1. If we love the good things in others, and can rejoice in their prosperity, and mourn for their miseries. 2. If we be vile in our own eyes, and lowly minded. 3. If we enjoy contentation in our own estate, and are well pleased to be that which