A17384:2926
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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Thirdly, we should show our special love to them, by striving together with them in the cause and quarrel of Religion, striving by all means to be of one opinion and affection with them in matters of Religion, and to the uttermost of our power to defend them by word and deed, according to our callings and occasions, Phil. 1.27. 1. Cor. 1.10. Phil. 2.3.
Thirdly, wee should shew our speciall loue to them, by striuing together with them in the cause and quarrell of Religion, striuing by all meanes to be of one opinion and affection with them in matters of Religion, and to the vttermost of our power to defend them by word and deed, according to our callings and occa•ions, Phil. 1.27. 1. Cor. 1.10. Phil. 2.3.
Uses. The use may be first, for the discovery of the notable wickedness of multitudes of Christians, that are so far from loving godly men in the ⟨p. 699⟩places where they live, that of all other men, they most dislike them, and show it by reproaching them, by traducing them, by avoiding their society, by divers hatreds of them, and by many injurious causes against them. And this is the condition of multitudes of Christians, that embrace any fellowship with other sorts of men, though never so vile, and stand in direct opposition to the godly: yea so blind are the most, that they almost think, they do God good service, if they could rid the country of them, Isaiah 65.5. The misery of such men is manifestly described in divers Scriptures, and by this sign they are discovered to be no Christians indeed,