A17384:2921
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Love the Brother-hood.]
Loue the Brother-hood.]
The second thing requisite to the framing of a complete citizen, or subject, is the soundness of his affection or carriage towards such, as be religious in the Common-weal where he lives. The brother-hood is the society, or company of so many as are true Christians in the place of a mans abode or acquaintance: that which is required, is, ⟨p. 697⟩that howsoever we should show a general respect of all sorts of men, to carry our selves fairly towards them: yet we should in a special manner set our love upon such, as be religious persons, and should show upon all occasions, that we do honour & affect them as heartily, and as tenderly, as if they were our very brethren in the flesh, or rather more stricter, in that they are allied unto us in a far greater, and better bond, then that natural consanguinity. This is that, which is also earnestly required, and urged in other Scriptures, as Rom. 10.12. Heb. 13.1. 1. Pet. 1.22. John 13.34. Ephes. 2.5.
The second thing requisite to the framing of a compleat citizen, or subiect, is the soundnes of his affection or carriage towards such, as be religious in the Common-weale where hee liues. The brother-hood is the society, or company of so many as are true Christians in the place of a mans aboade or acquaintance: that which is required, is, ⟨p. 697⟩that howsoeuer we should shew a generall respect of all sorts of men, to carry our selues fairely towards them: yet we should in a speciall manner set our loue vpon such, as bee religious persons, and should shew vpon all occasions, that we do honor & affect them as hartily, and as tenderly, as if they were our very brethren in the flesh, or rather more stricter, in that they are allied vnto vs in a far greater, and better bond, then that naturall consanguinity. This is that, which is also earnestly required, and vrged in other Scriptures, as