A17384:2334
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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Lastly, to make us in love with God, thus conceived ⟨p. 532⟩of according to his glory, the thorough meditation of his mercies to us, are of singular use, to think either of the variety of them, or of the special respect God hath had of us, above many others, and the frequency of his mercies, that he showeth us mercy daily; but above all, to consider that his mercies are free; to think how vile we are, upon whom God looks with such grace and goodness. Thus the blessed Virgin taught her self to magnify God, and to love his name, Luke 1.46, 48.
Lastly, to make vs in loue with God, thus conceiued ⟨p. 532⟩of according to his glory, the thorow meditation of his mercies to vs, are of singular vse, to thinke eyther of the variety of them, or of the speciall respect God hath had of vs, aboue many others, and the frequencie of his mercies, that hee sheweth vs mercie daily; but aboue all, to consider that his mercies are free; to think how vile we are, vpon whom God looks with such grace and goodnes. Thus the blessed Virgin taught her selfe to magnifie God, and to loue his name, Luke 1.46, 48.
Thus of making God glorious in our hearts by knowledge.
Now for the second, which is, to make him glorious by acknowledgement: the particular ways how that may be done, have been reckoned before in the explication of the doctrine; only we must labour by prayer to fashion our selves to that work, that God in any of those particulars doth require of us: and that is the most special help which I know thereunto. But, by the way, let me warn thee to look to two things: