A17384:2971
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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Secondly, they do believe God, and his servants speaking to them in his name. This was a sign, the Israelites feared God, because they believed God, and his servant Moses, Exod. 14.31.
Secondly, they doe beleeue God, and his seruants speaking to them in his name. This was a signe, the Israelites feared God, because they beleeued God, and his seruant Moses, Exod. 14.31.
Thirdly, they that truly fear God, do depart from evil, & dare not live, or allow themselves in any known sin, whether it be sin in opinion, or in life. In opinion: they that fear God, will give him glory, though it be to change for the opinions not only they, but all the world have held, Revel. 14.7. And so in practice, he that truly fears God, •ates all sin in some measure: It is a •oule sign one doth not fear God, when he will not forsake his errors or faults, though he be convinced of them.
Thirdly, they that truely feare God, do depart frō euil, & dare not liue, or allow themselues in any knowne sinne, whether it bee sinne in opinion, or in life. In opinion: they that feare God, will giue him glory, though it be to change for the opinions not onely they, but all the world haue held, Reuel. 14.7. And so in practice, he that truly feares God, •ates all sin in some measure: It is a •oule signe one doth not feare God, when hee will not forsake his errours or faults, though he be conuinced of them.