A17384:2938
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, Superiors also should learn here, not to be tyrannical, or hard-hearted, or proud, or arrogant in their carriage towards their Inferiors: for, they rule their brethren, not their slaves, Deut. 17.19. Phil. 10. Nor yet should inferiors, for this reason, grow careless or disobedient: for, the Apostle shows, that that were an abuse of this doctrine, 1. Tim. 6.1, 2.
Thirdly, Superiours also should learn heer, not to be tyrannicall, or hard-hearted, or proud, or arrogant in their carriage towards their Inferiours: for, they rule their brethren, not their slaues, Deut. 17.19. Phil. 10. Nor yet should inferiours, for this reason, growe carelesse or disobedient: for, the Apostle shewes, that that were an abuse of this doctrine, 1. Tim. 6.1, 2.
Use 4. Fourthly, all poor Christians, that are true Christians, have much cause to reioy•e, Jam. 1.9. for, they have a great kindred. All the Godly are their brethren, yea, the Apostles, Acts 15.23. yea, the godly Kings, Psalm 122.8. yea, the Angels, Reu. 19.10. yea, Christ himself is not ashamed to call them brethren, Rom. 8.29. Heb. 2.10.