A17384:2747
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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Sixthly, others discover it, by making clean the outside of the cup and platter, but never regard the filthiness of the inside: such are they, that are only careful of the show of their actions before men, while their inside is full of ravening & wickedness. These our Saviour calls fools or sots, because he that made that which is without, made that which is within also, Luke 11.39, 40.
Sixtly, others discouer it, by making cleane the outside of the cup and platter, but neuer regard the filthinesse of the inside: such are they, that are onely carefull of the shew of their actions before men, while their inside is full of rauening & wickednes. These our Sauiour cals fools or sots, because hee that made that which is without, made that which is within also, Luke 11.39, 40.
Seventhly, some of them discover themselves, by suffering themselves to be buffeted and abused, and yet are content to be used so still: and such are they that will suffer themselves to be abused by false teachers, so they be of their own humour, though they devour them in their estates, and bring them into bondage in their minds, though they take of them, and exalt themselves insolently among them, 2. Cor. 11.19, 20.
Seuenthly, some of them discouer themselues, by suffering themselues to be buffetted and abused, and yet are content to be vsed so still: and such are they that will suffer themselues to bee abused by false teachers, so they bee of their owne humour, though they deuoure them in their estates, and bring them into bondage in their mindes, though they take of them, and exalt themselues insolently among them, 2. Cor. 11.19, 20.