A17384:254
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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Fourthly, Yea, when men have the word, and yet find not comfort in it, it is a sign of their true affection, when they long for those comforts with heaviness of heart, and account themselves in an uncomfortable distress, yea bitter distress, till the Lord return to them in his person in the power of the means. Psal. 119.82.83.123.131.
Fourthly, Yea, when men haue the word, and yet finde not comfort in it, it is a signe of their true affection, when they long for those comforts with heauines of heart, and account themselues in an vncomfortable distresse, yea bitter distresse, till the Lord returne to them in his person in the power of the meanes. Psal. 119.82.83.123.131.
Fifthly, It is a sign we love the word, when such as fear god, are glad of us: it is a sign, that the godly do discern appetite in us, though we do not, when they are tenderly affected toward us. Psal. 119.74.
Fiftly, It is a signe we loue the word, when such as feare god, are glad of vs: it is a signe, that the godly doe discerne appetite in vs, though we doe not, when they are tenderly affected toward vs. Psal. 119.74.
Sixthly, We may know our affection to the word, by our willingness to be ruled by it: If we can make the word our Counsellor, it is sure we we do delight in it, whatsoever we conceive of our selves.