A17384:2891
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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Sixthly, no men are kept and entertained more comfortably than they are: he doth not only find them food, but gives them gladness of heart; where a thousand of other men, that have means enough, have so many sorrows among, that they bear their names as a very curse, Isaiah 65.13, 14.
Sixtly, no men are kept and entertained more comfortably than they are: hee doth not onely finde them food, but giues them gladnes of heart; where a thousand of other men, that haue meanes enough, haue so many sorrows among, that they bear their names as a very curse, Esay 65.13, 14.
Seventhly, if by wilful ignorance or carelessness they offend him, yet he will correct in measure, Jer. 30.10, 11. and will quickly repent himself of his Judgement concerning them, Psalm 135.14. He never puts away any servants, Isaiah 41.8, 9. If they should at any time run away, and be lost, he will never cease seeking them, till he find them, and bring them home again, Psalm 119. ult.
Seuenthly, if by wilfull ignorance or carelesnes they offend him, yet hee will correct in measure, Ier. 30.10, 11. and will quickly repent himself of his Iudgement concerning them, Psalm 135.14. Hee neuer puts away any seruants, Esay 41.8, 9. If they should at any time runne away, and be lost, he will neuer cease seeking them, till hee finde them, and bring them home again, Psalm 119. vlt.