A17384:3003
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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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, Psalm 101.2. And besides, till domesticall disorders be redressed, the family will never be established, Pro. 14.3.
Vse. The vse should be therefore to teach Christians, in their seuerall places in the family, to make conscience of their dealing; both to knowe it, and to doo it, as euer they would haue God to come to them, and dwell with them, Psalm 101.2. and as they desire to bee no hypocrites in Religion: for, such as make no conscience of dooing their duties in the family, whether themselues, wiues, seruants, or children, are not sound Christians, they are but hypocrites. They are not compleat Christians, that are not good at home, aswell as abroad: they walk not in a perfect way, Psalm 101.2. And besides, till domesticall disorders be redressed, the family will neuer be established, Pro. 14.3.
Secondly,1 it is to be noted, that Inferiors in the family, are either only, or first, or with most words charged about their duties; as here, servants, and not masters; and servants and wives, with many words: and there may be diverse reasons assigned of it.