A17384:218
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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Hitherto of the catalogue of sins to be avoided. The manner here follows to be considered of: and that may be noted from the word laying aside, and from the manner of expressing the sins.
Hitherto of the catalogue of sinnes to be auoided. The manner heer follows to be considered of: and that may bee noted from the word laying aside, and from the manner of expressing the sins.
Out of all, there are briefly five things may be noted.
Out of all, there are briefly fiue things may be noted.
First, that by nature we are all inclined to and clogged with these sins:5 for, that the word laid-aside imports. For, it shows, that by nature they hang upon us, Tit. 3.3: which should teach us to watch our hearts against these sins, seeing they are so natural to us; and to pursue the reformation of them with so much the more constancy and diligence, by how much it is the more hard to shake off what is natural to us. Secondly, it should teach us to forbear intemperate words and carriage toward others, in whom we discern these sins so far, as they are infirmities: but rather we should be soft, and show all meekness to all men; considering, that we our ⟨p. 47⟩selves also were infected with the same faults.
First, that by nature we are all inclined to and clogged with these sinnes: