A17384:2767
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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Thirdly, it shows the wonderful mercy of God, in saving sinners: for what were we all by nature, but a generation of fools and mad-men? And therefore it shows the riches of his mercy, and the freeness of it: the riches, in that he glorifies such unworthy creatures; and the freeness of it, in that they are utterly disabled for deserving any thing at his hands. For what can fools and mad-men do, that they should merit any thing at Gods hands?
Thirdly, it shewes the wonderfull mercy of God, in sauing sinners: for what were we all by nature, but a generation of fooles and mad-men? And therefore it shewes the riches of his mercy, and the freenesse of it: the riches, in that hee glorifies such vnworthy creatures; and the freenesse of it, in that they are vtterly disabled for deseruing any thing at his hands. For what can fooles and mad-men do, that they should merit any thing at Gods hands?
Fourthly, it should teach godly men, both with patience to bear their wrongs, seeing they are distracted, and with discretion to avoid them, and to have as little to do with them as may be: For what should the sons of God do with the sons of Belial? And if they abuse them in words, to learn not to answer a fool in his folly, Proverbs 26.4.
Fourthly, it should teach godly men, both with patience to beare their wrongs, seeing they are distracted, and with discretion to auoid them, and to haue as little to doe with them as may be: For what should the sonnes of God do with the sonnes of Belial? And if they abuse them in words, to learn not to answere a foole in his folly, Prouerbs 26.4.