A17384:2582
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The second kind of society, was a Village or Town, which contained in it the government of diverse houses or families: and this was occasioned either by increase of posterity, or for prevention of harms, or out of necessity for supply of necessaries. At the first, a Village or Town contained (as is thought) only the several branches of the same family, that is, when men lived so long, such as were descended of their blood, and were ruled by the chief and first of their blood. Afterwards, strangers of other families, that were fewer in number, mingled with them, to avoid the danger of wild beasts, or the injuries of other men: yea,1 one of the words used for a village, is derived from a word that signifies a Fountain; and so importeth, that necessity drew men to dwell together, that so they might enjoy the benefit of nature for water, which in the Countries first-planted, was not universally to be had, but one Well must serve divers households: and so the Springs of water was one cause to bring men to this kind of society, and dwelling together.
The second kinde of society, was a Village or Town, which contained in it the gouernment of diuerse houses or families: and this was occasioned either by increase of posterity, or for preuention of harms, or out of necessity for supply of necessaries. At the first, a Village or Town contained (as is thought) onely the seuerall branches of the same family, that is, when men liued so long, such as were descended of their bloud, and were ruled by the chief and first of their bloud. Afterwards, strangers of other families, that were fewer in number, mingled with them, to auoid the danger of wilde beasts, or the iniuries of other men: yea,1 one of the words vsed for a village, is deriued from a word that signifies a Fountain; and so importeth, that necessity drew men to dwel together, that so they might enioy the benefit of nature for water, which in the Countries first-planted, was not vniuersally to be had, but one Well must serue diuers housholds: and so the Springs of water was one cause to bring men to this kinde of society, and dwelling together.
- 1Pagus à [Greek or Hebrew].Pagus à 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.