A17384:2305
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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1. In not glorifying God. They have spent their days without GOD: they have either not conceived of him at all, or in a most mean and vile manner: they have not honoured him in his ordinances, or in his Sabbaths: they never loved the Lord Jesus in their hearts, &c. 2. In changing the glory of God, they have done shamefully. Some of them have turned Gods glory into the similitude of an Ox or a Calf that eateth hay. Some of them have given his praise to Images, and the works of their hands. Some of them have fixed the glory of their affections upon riches, pleasures, and favour of men. Some of them have made their belly their god: and some have given their bodies to harlots.
1. In not glorifying God. They haue spent their daies without GOD: they haue either not conceiued of him at all, or in a most mean and vile manner: they haue not honoured him in his ordinances, or in his Sabbaths: they neuer loued the Lord Iesus in their hearts, &c. 2. In changing the glory of God, they haue done shamefully. Some of them haue turned Gods glory into the similitude of an Oxe or a Calf that eateth hay. Some of them haue giuen his praise to Images, and the works of their hands. Some of them haue fixed the glory of their affections vpon riches, pleasures, and fauour of men. Some of them haue made their belly their god: and some haue giuen their bodies to harlots.
Thirdly, in opposing Gods glory, they have likewise offended grievously; they have spoken evil of the good way of God; they have abused his servants, and so despised him; they have set themselves against his Sabbaths, &c. To omit, that they have opposed Gods glory in their hearts, by setting up Idols there, and by allowing and striving to maintain Atheistical conceits against God.
Thirdly, in opposing Gods glory, they haue likewise offended grieuously; they haue spoken euill of the good way of God; they haue abused his seruants, and so despised him; they haue set themselues against his Sabbaths, &c. To omit, that they haue opposed Gods glory in their hearts, by setting vp Idols there, and by allowing and striuing to maintaine Atheisticall conceits against God.