A17384:2742
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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First, the Wisdom of God seems foolishness to them: let heavenly things be spoken of with never so great wisdom and power of words, yet these sots have one senseless objection or other, in respect of which they reject all they hear; and being led by their sensuality, or their carnal reason, Pro. 23.9. 1. Cor. 1. & 2. go no further; but in these cases think they are in their own conceit wiser then any man that can give a better reason and proof.
First, the Wisdome of God seemes foolishnesse to them: let heauenly things bee spoken of with neuer so great wisdome and power of words, yet these sots haue one senslesse obiection or other, in respect of which they reiect all they heare; and being led by their sensuality, or their carnall reason, Pro. 23.9. 1. Cor. 1. & 2. goe no further; but in these cases thinke they are in their owne conceit wiser then any man that can giue a better rea•on and proofe.
Secondly, they discover it by senselessness and incorrigibleness, when they are pursued by the hand of God many times round about, Jer. 5.3, 4. Though God should seem to bring all to the first Chaos, yet they understand not: you cannot beat into their heads the hatred of their sins, or the cares of a better life, Jer. 22.20, 21, 22. Isaiah 42.27. This Apathy is only in mad-men and fools, Pro. 17.10. and 27.22.