A17384:199
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 Humiliation. It may greatly abase many Christians that are extremely guilty of this sin. How hath this wickedness prevailed in many places! The way of peace few men have known: there is almost no meekness, but lying and flattering, and censuring, and railing, and slandering, and reproach upon reproach, and back-biting every where: Yea, what are the families of the most, but as so many kennels of Curs, such snarling, and biting, and provoking one another? Husbands bitter to their Wives; Wives contentions, like a continual dropping; Masters threatening their Servants, and Servants answering again and cursing their Masters. How are the lives of the most, destitute of contentment, and their states of prosperity, even by reason of this sin?
First, for Humiliation. It may greatly abase many Christians that are extreamly guilty of this sinne. How hath this wickednesse preuailed in many places! The way of peace few men haue knowne: there is almost no meekenes, but lying and flattering, and censuring, and rayling, and slandering, and reproach vpon reproach, and back-biting euery where: Yea, what are the families of the most, but as so many kennels of Curres, such snarling, and biting, and prouoking one another? Husbands bitter to their Wiues; Wiues contentions, like a continuall dropping; Masters threatning their Seruants, and Seruants answering again and cursing their Masters. How are the liues of the most, destitute of contentm•nt, and their states of prosperitie, euen by reason of this sinne?
But, let all that fear God, learn from henceforth to make more conscience of their words, and refrain their lips from evil.
But, let all that feare God, learne from henceforth to make more conscience of their words, and refraine their lips from euill.