A17384:3001
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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Fifthly, because the family is the most usual place for us to practise our Religion in: what we learn at Church, is for the most part to be practised at home. Many have little occasion of practice abroad.
Fiftly, because the family is the most vsual place for vs to practise our Religion in: what wee learne at Church, is for the most part to be practised at home. Many haue little occasion of practice abroad.
Sixthly, because the comfort and contentment of ⟨p. 715⟩mans life lieth much in this. How are the lives of many men made uncomfortable, by disordered servants, wicked children, idle, froward, vicious wives! God gave the woman, at the first, as a special help to man; to show, that at home the chief help of his life was to be had.
Sixtly, because the comfort and contentment of ⟨p. 715⟩mans life lieth much in this. How are the liues of many men made vncomfortable, by disordred seruants, wicked children, idle, froward, vicious wiues! God gaue the woman, at the first, as a speciall help to man; to shew, that at home the chief help of his life was to be had.
Use. The use should be therefore to teach Christians, in their several places in the family, to make conscience of their dealing; both to know it, and to do it, as ever they would have God to come to them, and dwell with them, Psalm 101.2. and as they desire to be no hypocrites in Religion: for, such as make no conscience of doing their duties in the family, whether themselves, wives, servants, or children, are not sound Christians, they are but hypocrites. They are not complete Christians, that are not good at home, aswell as abroad: they walk not in a perfect way,