A17384:2342
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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2Now, God is said to visit, not only men, but other ⟨p. 535⟩creatures: so he visited the earth, graven images, the vessels of the Temple,1 and Leviathan. He visits the earth, when he makes it in an especial manner fruitful, Psalm 65.9. He visited Images, when he brake them to pieces, and confounded them. He visited the vessels of the Temple, by causing them to be brought back again into the Temple, Jer. 27.22. He visited Leviathan the devil, by restraining his power, and disappointing his malice, Isaiah 27.1. But, most usually, God's visitation is spoken of in Scripture, as it concerneth men:3 and so God holdeth two sorts of visitations. The one is the visitation of all men; the other, of some men only.
2Now, God is said to visit, not onely men, but other ⟨p. 535⟩creatures: so he visited the earth, grauen images, the vessels of the Temple,1 and Leuiathan. He visits the earth, when hee makes it in an especiall manner fruitfull, Psalme 65.9. Hee visited Images, when hee brake them to pieces, and confounded them. Hee visited the vessels of the Temple, by causing them to bee brought back again into the Temple, Ier. 27.22. Hee visited Leuiathan the diuell, by restraining his power, and disappointing his malice, Esay 27.1. But, most vsually, God's visitation is spoken of in Scripture, as it concerneth men:3