A17384:20
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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The general exhortation stands of two parts. first the one concerns the matter of holiness: secondly, and the other the means of holiness. Of the matter of holiness in the later part of the former chapter.
The generall exhortation stands of two parts. first the one concernes the matter of holiness: secondly, and the other the meanes of holiness. Of the matter of holiness in the later part of the former chapter.
In these words and those that follow to the thirteenth verse, is contained an exhortation to the right use of the means, by which we might grow up in all holiness, and acceptation with God.
In these wordes and those that follow to the thirteenth verse, is contained an exhortation to the right vse of the meanes, by which wee might growe vp in all holiness, and acceptation with God.
1In the exhortation two things must be distinguished: first, the substance of the exhortation, secondly the conclusion of it. The substance is contained from verse the first to the eleventh; the conclusion in the eleventh and twelfth verse.
1In the exhortation two things must be distinguished: first, the substance of the exhortation, secondly the conclusion of it. The substance is contained from verse the first to the eleuenth; the conclusion in the eleuenth and twelfth verse.
- 1The Analysis of th• first part of this chapter.