A17384:2865
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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These words are the reason, why Christians must not neglect their obedience unto the Magistrate, nor abuse their liberty to licentiousness, or maliciousness: For, though they be free by Jesus Christ, yet they are entertained by God still in the nature of servants, and so, are bound to do what he commands, and he doth command them to submit themselves to the Ordinances of the Magistrate.
These words are the reason, why Christians must not neglect their obedience vnto the Magistrate, nor abuse their liberty to licenciousnesse, or maliciousnesse: For, though they be free by Iesus Christ, yet they are entertained by God still in the nature of seruants, and so, are bound to do what he commands, and hee doth command them to submit themselues to the Ordinances of the Magistrate.
For matter of Doctrine, two things may be here noted:
For matter of Doctrine, two things may be heer noted:
Doct. 1. God entertains none by Jesus Christ, but he takes them bound to be his servants. All God's people are God's servants. And thus it is with men, not only in the new Testament, but was so always before: Thus Abraham, Job, Moses, and David, are called God's servants.
Doct. 1. God entertaynes none by Iesus Christ, but he takes them bound to be his seruants. All God's people are God's seruants. And thus it is with men, not onely in the new Testament, but was so alwaies before: Thus Abraham, Iob, Moses, and Dauid, are called God's seruants.