A17384:2346
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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1First, then, of the visitation of justice: and so the point to be here observed, is, that Though God may spare wicked men long, and seem to wink at their faults, yet he will find a day to visit them for their sins: he will hold a visitation for their sakes: he will discover their wickedness, and avenge himself on them, Psal. 50.20. Eccles. 8. Psal. 37.13. Job 18.20. As they have had their days of sinning: so will he have his day of visiting; and that not only at that Day of the universal visitation in the end of the world, but even in this life also.
1First, then, of the visitation of iustice: and so the point to bee heer obserued, is, that Though God may spare wicked men long, and seem to wink at their faults, yet he will finde a day to visit them for their sinnes: hee will hold a visitation for their sakes: he wil discouer their wickednes, and auenge himself on them, Psal. 50.20. Eccles. 8. Psal. 37.13. Iob 18.20. As they haue had their daies of sinning: so will he haue his day of visiting; and that not only at that Day of the vniuersall visitation in the end of the world, but euen in this life also.
- 1In justice.In iustice.