A17384:2708
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
With well-doing. [Greek or Hebrew].]
With well-dooing. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.]
The word is not the same with that in the former verse: for, here it is a Participle of the present time, and notes the continual custom of well-doing, and gives us to understand, that if ever we would effectually silence wicked men, we must be continually exercised in well-doing. Our good works (though of great excellency) yet work but a sudden blaze: the effect of them will be quickly ended, or soon put out, and then will wicked men return to their old course of reproaching, if they be not daily confuted by the still fresh and new fruits of a Christian: we must be full of new and good fruits, James 3.17. and never weary of well-doing.
The word is not the same with that in the former verse: for, heer it is a Participle of the present time, and notes the continuall custome of well-dooing, and giues vs to vnderstand, that if euer we would effectually silence wicked men, we must be continually exercised in well-dooing. Our good works (though of great excellency) yet work but a sudden blaze: the effect of them will be quickly ended, or soon put out, and then will wicked men return to their old course of reproaching, if they bee not daily confuted by the still fresh and new fruits of a Christian: wee must bee full of new and good fruits, Iames 3.17. and neuer weary of well-dooing.
The sense of the word then is this, as if it were rendered thus: This is the will of God, that they that are daily exercised in doing good, should put to silence foolish men: for, the original word doth note the person, as well as the good done; which affords another doctrine.