A17384:2983
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, we must honour the King in our words three ways.
Secondly, wee must honour the King in our words three waies.
1. By reverent speeches to them, and of them. 2. By a thankful acknowledgement of the good is in them, and we receive by them. 3. By praying to God with all manner of prayer for them, 1. Tim. 2.1.
1. By reuerent speeches to them, and of them. 2. By a thankfull acknowledgement of the good is in them, and wee receiue by them. 3. By praying to God with all manner of praier for them, 1. Tim. 2.1.
Thirdly, we must honour them in our works.
1. By paying their tributes, and customs. 2. By submitting and yielding to their ⟨p. 712⟩ordinances; preferring the obedience to their ordinances, before the censures or contrary opinions of what men soever: and this is the main thing intended, verse the 13. of this Chapter. And therefore I will omit the larger handling of this point in this place.