A17384:2937
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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And secondly, it should teach us diverse things to be done or sought after; as for instance: 1. It should teach us unity, to live together with all concord, because we are brethren: For, how comely a thing is it for brethren to live together in unity? Psalm 133.1. 2. It should teach us mercy, and that both spiritual and corporal, as was in part showed before: they are brethren, and therefore, if thou be converted, strengthen them, Luke 22.32. If they ⟨p. 702⟩trespass against thee, and confess it, forgive them, Mat. 18. It they fall, by temptation, into any sin of infirmity, hate them not, but reprove them plainly, Leu. 19.17. If they offend more freely, separate from them, but yet hope the best, as of a brother: reject them not as enemies, 2. Thes. 3.15. And if they be in any outward adversity, remember, that a brother was born for the day of adversity, Pro. 17.17. And therefore if thy brother be impoverished, let him be relieved to the uttermost of thy power, Leu. 25.35. 3. All just and faithful dealing should we show one towards another, because we are brethren: yea, none of us should allow himself liberty, so much as to imagine evil against his brother, Zach. 7.9, 10.
And secondly, it should teach vs diuerse things to be done or sought after; as for instance: 1. It should teach vs vnity, to liue together with all concord, because wee are brethren: For, how comely a thing is it for brethren to liue together in vnity? Psalm 133.1. 2. It should teach vs mercy, and that both spirituall and corporall, as was in part shewed before: they are brethren, and therefore, if thou be conuerted, strengthen them,