A17384:2164
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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Quest. Whether may not evil be spoken of godly men at all, and in no case? I answer, Evil may not at all be spoken of them in these cases following.
Quest. Whether may not euill bee spoken of godly men at all, and in no case? I answer, Euill may not at all be spoken of them in these cases following.
1First, in things that are hidden, thou mayest not judge them; as, thou mayst not meddle with them for the thoughts and intents of their hearts, 1. Cor. 4.5.
1First, in things that are hidden, thou maist not iudge them; as, thou mayst not meddle with thē for the thoughts and intents of their hearts, 1. Cor. 4.5.
- 1In what cases it is not hurtful to speak evil of godly men.In what cases it is not hurtfull to speake euill of godly men.
Secondly, in things doubtful, of which there is no proof for in such cases all men must speak and judge the best.
Secondly, in things doubtfull, of which there is no proofe for in such cases all men must speake and iudge the best.