A17384:2863
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, in things indifferent, whether free, or under the Ordinances of men. There be cases wherein Christian liberty may be vilely abused: As, 1. When things indifferent are urged as matters ⟨p. 685⟩of necessity, and with opinion of holiness and merit, Gal. 5.1, 2. 2. When Christians do bite and devour one another by quarrelling, censuring, back-biting one another, and make divisions about these things; this is a reciprocal abuse about these things of Christian liberty and zeal ill spent, seeing brotherly love is the fulfilling of the Law, &c. Galat. 5.13, 14, 15. and the Kingdom of God stands not in garments, gestures, meat and drink; but in righteousness, power, and joy in the holy Ghost, Romans 14.17.
Thirdly, in things indifferent, whether free, or vnder the Ordinances of men. There bee cases wherein Christian libertie may bee vilely abused: As, 1. When things indifferent are vrged as matters ⟨p. 685⟩of necessity, and with opinion of holinesse and merit, Gal. 5.1, 2. 2. When Christians doe bite and deuoure one another by quarrelling, censuring, back-biting one another, and make diuisions about these things; this is a reciprocall abuse about these things of Christian liberty and zeale ill spent, seeing brotherly loue is the fulfilling of the Law, &c. Galat. 5.13, 14, 15. and the Kingdome of God stands not in garments, gestures, meate and drinke; but in righteousnesse, power, and ioy in the holy Ghost, Romanes 14.17.