A17384:2881
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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Use. 4. Lastly, since Gods people are Gods servants, they are to be much reproved, that take liberty to judge and censure other men for infirmities, or things doubtful or indifferent: for what have they to do to judge another's servant? They are Gods servants, and must make their reckoning to him, and therefore stand or fall to their own Master.
Vse. 4. Lastly, since Gods people are Gods seruants, they are to bee much reproued, that take liberty to iudge and censure other men for infirmities, or things doubtfull or indifferent: for what haue they to doe to iudge anothers seruant? They are Gods seruants, and must make their reckoning to him, and therefore stand or fall to their owne Master.
Thus of the first doctrine.
Doct. 2. Secondly, we may hence learn, that it is an excellent freedom to be Gods servant. They are all freemen that serve God, as the coherence shows. No freemen can enjoy better privileges then Gods servants do, and never were there any servants that enjoyed such prerogatives as Gods servants do; and this may appear many ways: for,
Doct. 2. Secondly, we may hence learne, that it is an excellent freedome to be Gods seruant. They are all freemen that serue God, as the coherence shewes. No freemen can enioy better priuiledges then Gods seruants doe, and neuer were there any seruants that enioyed such prerogatiues as Gods seruants doe; and this may appeare many waies: for,