A17384:2203
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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Doct. 2. Secondly, that works do especially commend us to the good opinions of men: it is our works must justify us before men: by good works we must win testimony to our sincere Religion from men. Faith justifies us before God, and proveth us to be true Christians; as works do before men prove us to be so. And therefore we should strive, by well-doing, to win as much credit as we can, to our Religion, among men, Jam. 3.13.
Doct. 2. Secondly, that works do especially commend vs to the good opinions of men: it is our works must iustifie vs before men: by good works wee must winne testimony to our sincere Religion from men. Faith iustifies vs before God, and proueth vs to be true Christians; as works doo before men proue vs to be so. And therefore wee should striue, by well-dooing, to winne as much credit as wee can, to our Religion, among men, Iam. 3.13.
Doct. 3. Thirdly, that the soundest way of confuting our Adversaries, is by our works: we must make real apologies: we must put them to silence by well-doing. Now, in that he calls the good ⟨p. 498⟩works done by them, their good works, I might note diverse things.
Doct. 3. Thirdly, that the soundest way of confuting our Aduersaries, is by our works: we must make reall apologies: we must put them to silence by well-dooing. Now, in that he calls the good ⟨p. 498⟩works done by them, their good works, I might note diuerse things.