A17384:2792
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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1. Because we see here it is a course of Gods choosing, and he saith, it will even muzzle them, and bind up their mouths, and he will give success to the obedience of his own commandments. 2. Because by a conversation full of good works, we do not only confute them our selves, ⟨p. 666⟩but we make others able to answer for us in all places. 3. Because if a man undertake to answer them by words, he is in danger to be provoked to speak unadvisedly, and so may prove like those fools whom he reproves, Pro. 26.5. 4. Because the natural conscience of the wicked is as it were feared to take notice of a good conversation, and will struggle and resist within the wicked man, so as he cannot so securely vent his reproaches. 5. Because it is a way that brings most peace and comfort to ones own heart. If he deal with them by words, his heart may afterwards smite him for some absurdity or other he hath committed: whereas he is safe, that fights against them by his good works. 6. Because it is the surest way of revenge, to overcome their evil with goodness, especially if thou canst get but the advantages to do good to them that reproach thee, Rom. 12.18, 19.
1. Because we see heere it is a course of Gods chusing, and he saith, it will euen muzzle them, and binde vp their mouthes, and hee will giue successe to the obedience of his owne commandements. 2. Because by a conuersation full of good works, we doe not onely confute them our selues, ⟨p. 666⟩but we make others able to answere for vs in all places. 3. Because if a man vndertake to answere them by words, he is in danger to be prouoked to speak vnaduisedly, and so may prooue like those fools whom he reproues, Pro. 26.5. 4. Because the naturall conscience of the wicked is as it were feared to take notice of a good conuersation, and will struggle and resist within the wicked man, so as hee cannot so securely vent his reproaches. 5. Because it is a way that brings most peace and comfort to ones owne heart. If he deale with them by words, his heart may afterwards smite him for some absurdity or other he hath committed: whereas he is safe, that fights against them by his good works. 6. Because it is the surest way of reuenge, to ouercome their euill with goodnes, especially if thou canst get but the aduantages to doo good to them that reproach thee,