A17384:2113
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The word translated Honest, signifies properly, Fair; and the Translators respecting the matter of our conversation, render it well, Honest; so as withal for the manner we add, that it be a fair conversation: so that two things must be observed in our conversation, the Matter and the Manner. For the Matter: We must be sure that we be honest: It is a vain thing to think of being religious, if we fail in honesty; we must not only study the duties of the first Table, but we must be careful to prove the power of our Religion in ⟨p. 474⟩the sound practice of the duties of the second Table: we must live righteously as well as religiously, Tit. 2.12. we must add virtue to our faith, 2. Pet. 1.5. and withal, we should labour to excel in honesty, to carry our selves so in all our dealings, that our carriage might allure, through the fairness of our behaviour; we must in the things of honesty, strive for an alluring carriage. There be divers things in our outward conversation, which set a great gloss upon many actions, and certain particular duties which show exceeding comely in a Christian mans behaviour; those the Apostle would have us to study and be careful of, even all things that are honest, and might win credit to the profession of Religion, Phil. 4.8.
The word translated Honest, signifies properly, Fayre; and the Translatours respecting the matter of our conuersation, render it well, Honest; so as withall for the manner wee adde, that it bee a faire conuersation: so that two things must bee obserued in our conuersation, the Matter and the Manner. For the Matter: We must bee sure that we bee honest: It is a vaine thing to thinke of being religious, if wee fayle in honesty; wee must not onely studie the duties of the first Table, but wee must be carefull to proue the power of our Religion in ⟨p. 474⟩the sound practice of the duties of the second Table: we must liue righteously as well as religiously, Tit. 2.12. wee must adde vertue to our faith,