A17384:30
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, the Minister ought to inform his flock concerning the particular and special faults that hinder the work of his Ministry where he lives, and accordingly to set himself against those sins. It is not enough to reprove sin, but there is a great deal of discretion and judgement to be expressed in applying himself to the diseases of that people.
Secondly, the Minister ought to info•me his flock concerning the particular and special faults that hinder the work of his Ministery where hee liues, and accordingly to set himself against those sinnes. It is not enough to reproue sin, but there is a great deal of discretion and judgement to bee expressed in applying himself to the diseases of that people.
Thirdly, the Apostle doth not name here all the sins that hinder the word: but he imports, that in the most places these five sins here named do much reign, and usually do marvellously let the course of the word: they are the ⟨image 10⟩five most usual sins in the auditories of Christians.
Thirdly, the Apostle doth not name heer all the sinnes that hinder the word: but he imports, that in the most places these fiue sinnes heer named doo much raign, and vsually doo maruellously let the course of the word: they are the ⟨image 10⟩fiue most vsuall sinnes in the auditories of Christians.
Fourthly, it would be considered, how these sins do hinder the word. These sins do hinder the word many ways.