A17384:2769
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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Fifthly, all this description of folly and madness, may strike some kind of amazement and sorrow into the hearts of godly men. For, as they are unregenerate in part, there are left some dregs of this frenzy and folly here in them. And hence it is, that we find in Scripture, folly charged upon them. It is true, that sometimes they are said to be fools by the world, for things they do wisely in; and so the Apostles were fools for Christs sake, 1. Cor. 4.10. and Paul ironically calls himself a fool, 2. Cor. 11.1. Sometimes they are called fools, not because they are so, but because that ⟨p. 660⟩they do hate some kind of likeness to folly, 2. Cor. 11.17. but yet withal it is true, that seriously godly men are said to be abased in themselves for very folly and madness, which they see in themselves, & so we shall find every godly man called beasts by themselves, and sometimes by God himself, and so it is folly and madness in any.
Fiftly, all this description of folly and madnes, may strike some kinde of amazement and sorrow into the hearts of godly men. For, as they are vnregenerate in part, there are left some dregs of this phrenzy and folly heere in them. And hence it is, that wee finde in Scripture, folly charged vpon them. It is true, that sometimes they are said to bee fooles by the world, for things they doe wisely in; and so the Apostles were fooles for Christs sake, 1. Cor. 4.10. and Paul ironically calles himselfe a foole, 2. Cor. 11.1. Somtimes they are called fooles, not because they are so, but because that ⟨p. 660⟩they doe hate some kinde of likenes to folly, 2. Cor. 11.17. but yet withall it is true, that seriously godly men are said to be abased in themselues for very folly and madnes, which they see in themselues, & so we shall finde euery godly man called beasts by themselues, and sometimes by God himselfe, and so it is folly and madnes in any.