A17384:2563
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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The Apostle labours to clear this doctrine from ⟨p. 603⟩divers scruples might be conceived by Christians, whether they arise from the diversity of the sorts of Magistrates, or from their sovereignty. For the sorts; he shows they must obey Magistrates of all sorts, both superior, and inferior; the highest, and those which are subordinate to them, both Kings and Governors also for their sovereignty. He teacheth them to observe the supremacy of Kings and Monarchs.
The Apostle labours to cleare this doctrine from ⟨p. 603⟩diuers scruples might be conceiued by Christians, whether they arise from the diuersitie of the sorts of Magistrates, or from their soueraignety. For the sorts; he shews they must obey Magistrates of all sorts, both superior, and inferior; the highest, and those which are subordinate to them, both Kings and Gouernors also for their soueraignety. Hee teacheth them to obserue the supremacy of Kings and Monarchs.
In general, we may learn from the Apostles care, to prevent mistaking herein; that he accounts it a pernicious thing, to err about the authority of Princes, and their Governors: and experience shows it to be pernicious sometimes to the persons of Kings, who are often by treason murdered, upon wicked and erroneous grounds; and sometimes to the subjects, who draw upon themselves not only fearful sins, but miserable punishment also, by erring herein: sometimes it is pernicious to religion it self, and religious causes, giving not only scandal, but procuring desolation in the Churches through errors: sometimes on the left hand, and sometimes on the right hand.
In generall, wee may learne from the Apostles care, to preuent mistaking herein; that he accounts it a pernicious thing, to erre about the authority of Princes, and their Gouernours: and experience shewes it to bee pernicious sometimes to the persons of Kings, who are often by treason murthered, vpon wicked and erroneous grounds; and sometimes to the subiects, who drawe vpon themselues not onely fearefull sinnes, but miserable punishment also, by erring herein: somtimes it is pernicious to religion it selfe, and religious causes, giuing not onely scandall, but procuring desolation in the Churches through errors: somtimes on the left hand, and sometimes on the right hand.