A17384:2992
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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1. A perfect family consists of a triple society, first, the one between man and wife▪ secondly▪ the other between parents and children: thirdly, ⟨p. 713⟩and the third between Master and servants. 2. The unperfect is, when any of these societies are wanting, as when there are not either children, or servants, or wives, or husbands in it: The Apostles directions here do form only an unperfect family: For he gives not directions about parents and children.
1. A perfect family consists of a triple society, first, the one between man and wife▪ secondly▪ the other betweene parents and children: thirdly, ⟨p. 713⟩and the third between Master and seruants. 2. The vnperfect is, when any of these societies are wanting, as when there are not either children, or seruants, or wiues, or husbands in it: The Apostels directions heere do forme onely an vnperfect family: For hee giues not directions about parents and children.
Secondly, the difference of this society from others is, in those words, dwelling together in one house: For thereby is imported, that this is the first society of all others, and the foundation of all the rest. For a City comprehends many families, a Country many cities, a Monarchy many nations, and the world many Monarchies.
Secondly, the difference of this society from others is, in those words, dwelling together in one house: For thereby is imported, that this is the first society of all others, and the foundation of all the rest. For a City comprehends many families, a Country many citties, a Monarchy many nations, and the world many Monarchies.