A17384:2277
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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Fourthly, in man God hath imprinted his glory, and so in all sorts of mankind: they are called the glory of God in respect of their resemblance of Gods sovereignty: man is as it were a visible God in this visible world, and in respect of his superiority over the creatures, resembles God. And as God hath imprinted his glory upon all men in general,1 so in a special manner upon some men, as, 1. Upon such men as shine in the outward dignity and preeminence of their places in this world above other men; their glory is said to be Gods glory, 1. Chron. 29.11, 12. 2. Upon such men as are endued with the ⟨p. 517⟩grace of God, and the virtues of Jesus Christ: these bear Gods Image, and are therefore called his glory, Isaiah 46.13. 2. Cor. 3.18. Psal. 90.17. 3. In a more principal manner, upon such as be received up to glory in heaven. Thus God will be glorified in his Saints at the day of Judgement, 2. Thes. 1.10. This is that glory of God, which the godly do hope for with so much joy, Rom. 5.2.
Fourthly, in man God hath imprinted his glory, and so in all sorts of mankind: they are called the glorie of God in respect of their resemblance of Gods soueraignty: man is as it were a visible God in this visible world, and in respect of his superioritie ouer the creatures, resembles God. And as God hath imprinted his glory vpon all men in generall,1 so in a speciall manner vpon some men, as, 1. Vpon such men as shine in the outward dignity and preeminence of their places in this world aboue other men; their glorie is said to bee Gods glorie, 1. Chron. 29.11, 12. 2. Vpon such men as are indued with the