A17384:266
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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3. Evil company is a wonderful impediment, it causeth perpetually hardness of hart, and carelessness: it keeps the hearts of the wicked men in a continual habitual deadness, and the best men seldom light into profane company but they get some degree of dullness, and deadness of affections by it. Pro. 9.6. Psa. 119.115.
3. Euill company is a wonderfull impediment, it causeth perpetually hardnes of hart, and carelesnes: it keepes the hearts of the wicked men in a continuall habituall deadnes, and the best men seldome light into prophane company but they get some degree of dulnes, and deadnes of affections by it. Pro. 9.6. Psa. 119.115.
4. God himself being provoked by mans extreme wilfulness in sinning, gives them over to a spirit of slumber, and curseth their very blessings; yea, restraineth sometimes the very gifts of his servants, that so he may execute his judgements upon a rebellious people. The Lord hideth his statutes from them; and with-holding his spirit, keeps back the life of the word in their harts. Isaiah 6.10. yea many times to scourge the unthankfulness, and unprofitableness, of his own people, he doth for a time hide his testimonies from them. Psal. 119.19.
4. God himselfe being prouoked by mans extreame wilfulnes in sinning, giues them ouer to a spirit of slumber, and curseth their very blessings; yea, restraineth sometimes the very gifts of his seruants, that so he may execute his iudgements vpon a rebellious people. The Lord hideth his statutes from them; and with-holding his spirit, keeps back the life of the word in their harts. Esay 6.10. yea many times to scourge the vnthankfulnes, and vnprofitablenes, of his own people, he doth for a time hide his testimonies from them.