A17384:2189
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,1 he must be sure he be free from this evil himself, that he help not the wicked against the righteous, and by his own intemperance, raise evil fames; by reason of which, Religion is evil-spoken of: for, railing, cursing, slandering, censuring, and the like, will make the very godly look like wicked ones, yea, like the devil himself. Shall it be accounted a Paganish offence? and shall a godly Christian be guilty of it? Especially such Christians should be extremely abased for their evil natures, that raise evil reports of other Christians, in cases where wicked men themselves are silent.
First,1 he must be sure he bee free from this euill himself, that hee help not the wicked against the righteous, and by his owne intemperance, raise euill fames; by reason of which, Religion is euill-spoken of: for, railing, cursing, slandering, censuring, and the like, will make the very godly look like wicked ones, yea, like the diuell himself. Shall it bee accounted a Paganish offense? and shall a godly Christian bee guilty of it? Especially such Christians should be extremely abased for their euill natures, that raise euill reports of other Christians, in cases where wicked men themselues are silent.
- 1Helps against reproaches, to bear them.
Secondly, that he carry himself in a holy manner when he is reproached: and so he must remember two things.
Secondly, that hee carry himself in a holy manner when he is reproached: and so he must remember two things.