A17384:2873
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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Lastly, since all God's people are his servants, and do his work; it serves for the discovery of the miserable condition of multitudes in the visible Church, who are hereby proved not to be God's people, because they are not God's servants. And so these sorts of men following, are rejected as ⟨p. 689⟩none of Gods people, because they are none of his servants.
Lastly, since all God's people are his seruants, and do his work; it serues for the discouery of the miserable condition of multitudes in the visible Church, who are heerby proued not to bee God's people, because they are not God's seruants. And so these sorts of men following, are reiected as ⟨p. 689⟩none of Gods people, because they are none of his seruants.
First,1 all profane persons, that ask what profit it is to serve God, Job 21.15. Malac. 3.15. and serve their own lusts, Math. 24.49.
First,1 all prophane persons, that aske what profit it is to serue God, Iob 21.15. Malac. 3.15. and serue their owne lusts, Math. 24.49.