A17384:2433
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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Use 1. The use may be first, for terror to the seditious: great hath been the vengeance of God upon Traitors; the earth swallowed up Corah, Dathan, and Abiram for their rebellion: Absalom was hanged up by the hair between heaven and earth, as unworthy both of heaven and earth. The words of our Saviour Christ are in an high degree true in this case, He that taketh up the sword, shall perish by the sword. And S. Paul saith, They shall be damned that resist the power.
Vse 1. The vse may be first, for terrour to the seditious: great hath beene the vengeance of God vpon Traytors; the earth swallowed vp Corah, Dathan, and Abiram for their rebellion: Absolon was hanged vp by the haire betweene heauen and earth, as vnworthy both of heauen and earth. The words of our Sauiour Christ are in an high degree true in this case, He that taketh vp the sword, shall perish by the sword. And S. Paul saith, They shall bee damned that resist the power.
Secondly, it should much humble the better sort of men, for divers faults that are too common; ⟨p. 569⟩such as are the receiving of evil reports, and speaking evil with two frequent intemperancy, grudging at the payment of tribute and taxations, evil surmises of the actions of Princes, and the aptness to favour themselves in the liberty of doubting, concerning obedience to them in things indifferent.
Secondly, it should much humble the better sort of men, for diuers faults that are too common; ⟨p. 569⟩such as are the receiuing of euill reports, and speaking euill with two frequent intemperancy, grudging at the paiment of tribute and taxations, euill surmises of the actions of Princes, and the aptness to fauour thēselues in the liberty of doubting, concerning obedience to them in things indifferent.