A17384:2671
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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Seventhly, to be courteous, is to be amiable, so as it be done without affectation, and not directed for thy own ends, and not done with dissimulation.
Seuenthly, to bee courteous, is to bee amiable, so as it bee done without affectation, and not directed for thy owne ends, and not done with dissimulation.
Eighthly, to do good to our enemies, to be not only ready to forgive, but to pray for them, & forbear to wrong, when it might be executed, and to show all willingness to overcome their evil with goodness, Rom. 12.20, 21.
Eightthly, to doe good to our enemies, to bee not onely ready to forgiue, but to pray for them, & forbeare to wrong, when it might be executed, and to shew all willingnes to ouercome their euill with goodnes, Rom. 12.20, 21.
Ninthly, a care in all things strictly to submit our selves to the just Laws of men, avoiding transgression for conscience sake, as the coherence in this place shows.
Ninthly, a care in all things strictly to submit our selues to the iust Laws of men, auoiding transgression for conscience sake, as the coherence in this place shewes.