A17384:2995
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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Thus of a family in general: and two things may be in general noted from the Apostles charge about the family. First, that God himself doth bind all sorts of persons, as strictly to the good behaviour in their own houses, or towards one another, ⟨p. 714⟩as he doth toward those in his house. Secondly, that the conscience is bound immediately from God, to nourish all good duties. And this is so proved by the fifth Commandment, and Pro. 14.13. with many other places of Scripture.
Thus of a family in generall: and two things may be in generall noted from the Apostles charge about the family. First, that God himselfe doth bind all sorts of persons, as strictly to the good behauiour in their owne houses, or towards one another, ⟨p. 714⟩as hee doth toward those in his house. Secondly, that the conscience is bound immediately from God, to nourish all good duties. And this is so proued by the fift Commandement, and Pro. 14.13. with many other places of Scripture.
There may be divers reasons assigned, why God gives Commandment to bind us to domesticall duties.
There may be diuers reasons assigned, why God giues Commandement to binde vs to domesticall duties.
1First, from his own right. For, though there be many Administrators, as, of a Church, a Common-wealth, a Family, &c. yet there is but one Lord: God is the Head of this society, as well as of any other,