A17384:2927
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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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, 1. John 2.9. but rather of the race of Cain, or Ismael, 1. John 3.20. Gal. 4.29. and therefore most hateful to God, 1. John 3.15.
Vses. The vse may bee first, for the discouery of the notable wickednes of multitudes of Christians, that are so farre from louing godly men in the ⟨p. 699⟩places where they liue, that of all other men, they most dislike them, and shew it by reproaching them, by traducing them, by auoiding their society, by diuers hatreds of them, and by many iniurious causes against them. And this is the condition of multitudes of Christians, that imbrace any fellowship with other sorts of men, though neuer so vile, and stand in direct opposition to the godly: yea so blind are the most, that they almost thinke, they do God good seruice, if they could rid the countrey of them, Esay 65.5. The misery of such men is manifestly described in diuers Scriptures, and by this signe they are discouerd to bee no Christians indeed, 1. Iohn 2.9. but rather of the race of Cain, or Ismael,