A17384:2976
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, a great guess may be had at mens fear of God, by their care and Conscience they make of their obedience, in their particular calling: A man may have comfort, that his fear of God, and profession of Religion is right, if he hate idleness, lying, covetousness, deceit, frowardness, and unjust dealing in his calling: For, though to deal justly with all men, be no infallible sign of the true fear of God, yet it is a probable one; and where it is not, there can be no true fear of God. Thus Magistrates must prove that they fear God, 2. Chron 19.27. Exod. 18.21. and thus every man, in his place; yea, if women would have the reputation to be such as fear God, they must let their works praise them. If they be idle, froward, undutiful, busy-bodies,1 and careless of their domesticall duties, what fear of God can be in them?
Thirdly, a great guesse may be had at mens feare of God, by their care and Conscience they make of their obedience, in their particular calling: A man may haue comfort, that his feare of God, and profession of Religion is right, if hee hate idlenesse, lying, couetousnesse, deceit, frowardnesse, and vniust dealing in his calling: For, though to deale iustly with all men, be no infallible signe of the true feare of God, yet it is a probable one; and where it is not, there can be no true feare of God. Thus Magistrates must proue that they feare God, 2. Chron 19.27. Exod. 18.21. and thus euery man, in his place; yea, if women would haue the reputation to be such as feare God, they must let their workes prayse them. If they be idle, froward, vndutifull, busie-bodies,1 and carelesse of their domesticall duties, what feare of God can bee in them?