A17384:2861
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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For, having exhorted them to submit themselves to the Ordinances of men, he brings in these words (as was showed before) to answer their objection, that might pretend that they were freed by Christ from all Ceremonies, or Ordinances in things indifferent: The Apostle answers, that that were to make their liberty in Christ, to be a cloak for their maliciousness, that is, for their ill-affectedness toward the Magistrate. Where note by the way, that upon all pretences to withdraw obedience from the laws of Magistrates, in things indifferent, is, in Gods account, a sin of malice; partly, because God reckons it as hateful as malice, and partly, because it flows usually from a heart that is not well-affected unto the Magistrate, but some way is wanting in that hearty respect ought to be borne to the Magistrate.
For, hauing exhorted them to submit themselues to the Ordinances of men, hee brings in these words (as was shewed before) to answere their obiection, that might pretend that they were freed by Christ from all Ceremonies, or Ordinances in things indifferent: The Apostle answeres, that that were to make their liberty in Christ, to bee a cloke for their maliciousnesse, that is, for their ill-affectednesse toward the Magistrate. Where note by the way, that vpon all pretences to withdraw obedience from the lawes of Magistrates, in things indifferent, is, in Gods account, a sinne of malice; partly, because God reckons it as hateful as malice, and partly, because it flowes vsually from a heart that is not well-affected vnto the Magistrate, but some way is wanting in that harty respect ought to be borne to the Magistrate.
Secondly, in things indifferent, that are left free to use, or not to use; and so Christian liberty is abused, when it is urged to defend such things as are scandalous, or offend such as are weak: and this is that which the Apostles, in other Scripture, so much urge, when they write of offending the weak brother.
Secondly, in things indifferent, that are left free to vse, or not to vse; and so Christian liberty is abused, when it is vrged to defend such things as are scandalous, or offend such as are weake: and this is that which the Apostles, in other Scripture, so much vrge, when they write of offending the weak brother.