A17384:2599
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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Thirdly, our Saviour Christ at large beats down this primacy, or supremacy in his Apostles and all churchmen, showing that they had not authority, ⟨p. 613⟩as the Kings of the earth had. It must not be so with them, and much less had they authority over the Kings of the earth, Matthew 20.25. Luke 22, 25.
Thirdly, our Sauiour Christ at large beates downe this primacy, or supremacy in his Apostles and all churchmen, shewing that they had not authority, ⟨p. 613⟩as the Kings of the earth had. It must not bee so with them, and much lesse had they authority ouer the Kings of the earth, Mathew 20.25. Luke 22, 25.
Fourthly, every soul must be subject to the higher powers. If every soul, then Churchmen, if they have souls, must be subject, and therefore may not rule, Rom. 13.1.
Fourthly, euery soule must bee subiect to the higher powers. If euery soule, then Churchmen, if they haue soules, must bee subiect, and therefore may not rule, Rom. 13.1.