A17384:280
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, sometimes it is some secret sin that gets too much dominion over them. As affection may stand with mere frailties and infirmities: So, on the other side, if any sin once get head, and men yield to it, and agree to obey it, their affections to the word presently die within them, Psal. 119.133: yea, if this sin be but in the thoughts, and be yielded to and delighted in, and that constantly they seek the pleasure of contemplative wickedness, and do not resist it by praying against it, even vain thoughts may dead the affections, and poison them, Psal. 119.113.
Thirdly, sometimes it is some secret sinne that gets too much dominion ouer them. As affection may stand with meer frailties and infirmities: So, on the other side, if any sinne once get head, and men yeeld to it, and agree to obey it, their affections to the word presently dy within them, Psal. 119.133: yea, if this sinne bee but in the thoughts, and bee yeelded to and delighted in, and that constantly they seek the pleasure of contemplatiue wickednes, and do not resist it by praying against it, euen vain thoughts may dead the affections, and poison them, Psal. 119.113.
Fourthly, sometimes it is neglect of mortification. The soul will gather abundance of humours, as well the body: and therefore Christians should not go too long, especially if they feel a kind of fullness to grow upon them; but take a purge, that is, seriously and secretly set time apart to humble themselves before God, purging out their most secretest corruptions with all hearty confession before God.
Fourthly, sometimes it is neglect of mortification. The soule will gather aboundance of humors, as well the body: and therefore Christians should not go too long, especially if they feele a kinde of fulnesse to growe vpon them; but take a purge, that is, seriously and secretly set time apart to humble themselues before God, purging out their most secretest corruptions with all harty confession before God.