A17384:169
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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Flattering is evil speaking: for, he that praiseth his friend with a loud voice, it shall be counted to him as a curse. It is a curse, to be troubled with a flatterer: and it is a kind of cursed speaking, To flatter. But I think, this is not meant here neither.
Flattering is euill speaking: for, he that praiseth his friend with a loud voice, it shall bee counted to him as a curse. It is a curse, to be troubled with a flatterer: and it is a kinde of cursed speaking, To flatter. But I think, this is not meant heer neither.
But I think, the sins here meant are, Backbiting, judging, slandering, and complaining one of another, and all bitterness of speech between man and man. These hinder charity, and provoke God, and let the growth of piety in the harts and lives of men. And therefore these kinds of evil speaking should be detested of Christians, and altogether laid aside.
But I think, the sinnes heer meant are, Backbiting, judging, slandering, and complaining one of another, and all bitternesse of speech between man and man. These hinder charity, and prouoke God, and let the growth of piety in the harts and liues of men. And therefore these kindes of euill speaking should be detested of Christians, and altogether laid aside.
These sins as they are hateful in themselves, ⟨p. 37⟩and in the least degree, or in any kind: so Evil speaking is made more vile in the aggravations of it.1 It is evil to speak evil any way, or of any: But it is much more vile,