A17384:179
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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Eighthly, when we speak evil of godliness, even of the good way of God, calling sweet sour, and ⟨p. 38⟩good evil, Isaiah, 5, 20. scorning Gods Sabbaths, and deriding sanctification, and reformation of life, 1. Cor. 15 32.33. Acts, 19.9. especially, when we do it out of an inward hatred of holy duties: Let such take heed of despiting the spirit of grace: Heb. 10.29.
Eightthly, when we speak euill of godliness, euen of the good way of God, calling sweet sowre, and ⟨p. 38⟩good euil, Esay, 5, 20. scorning Gods Sabbaths, and deriding sanctification, and reformation of life, 1. Cor. 15 32.33. Acts, 19.9. especially, when wee doe it out of an inward hatred of holy duties: Let such take heed of despighting the spirit of grace: Heb. 10.29.
Ninthly, when men speak evil of God himself: as doth the swearer, and for-swearer, the murmurer, and such as reason Atheistically, against the nature, counsels, or providence of God: Come. 3. Psal. 73.9.
Ninthly, when men speake euill of God himselfe: as doth the swearer, and for-swearer, the murmurer, and such as reason Atheistically, against the nature, counsells, or prouidence of God: Comm.