A17384:2777
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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Secondly, because the unregenerate mind of ⟨p. 663⟩man is full of objections, and the devil suffers many heads of purpose: he prompts them, and supplies them with cavils.
Secondly, because the vnregenerate minde of ⟨p. 663⟩man is full of obiections, and the diuell suffers many heads of purpose: he prompts them, and supplies them with cauils.
Thirdly, because many with-hold the truth in unrighteousness, they do willingly misprison the truth, they desire not information, they love darkness and lies, and therefore are loth to have what might satisfy them, and resist the power of the truth, and willingly strive to neglect doctrine in public, and Apologies in private.
Thirdly, because many with-hold the truth in vnrighteousnes, they doe willingly misprison the truth, they desire not information, they loue darknes and lies, and therefore are loth to haue what might satisfie them, and resist the power of the truth, and willingly striue to neglect doctrine in publike, and Apologies in priuate.
Fourthly, because they encourage one another in an evil way, they observe, that the great men of the world, and many that are in reputation for wisdom and learning, are scorners, as well as they: yea it mightily confirms them, to hear many times in the very pulpits showers of reproaches, which ambitious and malicious temporizers pour out to strengthen the hands of the wicked, and discourage the hearts of the righteous: they think they may revile securely, because they hear that way every-where evil spoken of: that cause and language, is the cause and language of the multitude.