A17384:291
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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Ans. Such as would get sound affections to the word, must do six things.
Ans. Such as would get sound affections to the word, must doo six things.
First,1 they must refrain their feet from every evil way. It is impossible to get sound affections, without sound reformation of life, Psalm 119.
First,1 they must refrain their feet from euery euill way. It is impossible to get sound affections, without sound reformation of life, Psalm 119.
- 1Means to get true desires to the word.
Secondly, they must pray for it: they must beseech the Lord to quicken them, Psal. 119.37, and to enlarge their hearts, verse 32. especially to give them understanding, verse 34. and to open their eyes to see the wonderful things of his law, verse 18.
Secondly, they must pray for it: they must beseech the Lord to quicken them, Psal. 119.37, and to inlarge their hearts, verse 32. especially to giue them vnderstanding, verse 34. and to open their eies to see the wonderfull things of his law, verse 18.