A17384:2914
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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First,1 in their salutation. It is a very comely thing in Christians, to salute willingly, and in words, and in gesture to show civill respect, even to wicked men: Abraham's behaviour towards the Hittites, may shame the most Christians, Gen. 23.7, 12, &c. Yea the very Hittites themselves may teach them good manners in this kind.
First,1 in their salutation. It is a very comely thing in Christians, to salute willingly, and in words, and in gesture to shew ciuill respect, euen to wicked men: Abrahams behauiour towards the Hittites, may shame the most Christians, Gen. 23.7, 12, &c. Yea the very Hittites themselues may teach them good manners in this kind.
- 1By what ways w•e may express our honouring of men.By what waies w•e may express our honouring of men.
Secondly, in their communication: and so it is an excellent rule given by Solomon, that a man should consider to speak, what is acceptable, and avoid, what may irritate, Pro. 10.32, 13. and 15.23.
Secondly, in their communication: and so it is an excellent rule giuen by Salomon, that a man should consider to speak, what is acceptable, and auoid, what may irritate, Pro. 10.32