A17384:3006
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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The use should be therefore to interest the obligation upon the consciences of wives, servants, and children: and even the more they see that God saith unto them, the more they should be careful of their duties, and ever the more desirous they see the Lord to be to have them live without offence, the more abominable they should account it to dare to offend still: and if they have not masters or husbands, they should strive to be good themselves, before they complain of the faults of their Superiors; and should think with themselves, If I were a better wife or servant, I should find my husband or servant better to me. Thus in the general.
The vse should be therefore to interest the obligation vpon the consciences of wiues, seruants, and children: and euen the more they see that God saith vnto them, the more they should be carefull of their duties, and euer the more desirous they see the Lord to bee to haue them liue without offence, the more abominable they shold account it to dare to offend still: and if they haue not masters or husbands, they should striue to bee good themselues, before they complain of the faults of their Superiours; and should think with themselues, If I were a better wife or seruant, I should finde my husband or seruant better to mee. Thus in the generall.
The first thing then the Apostle gives in charge, concerns servants, from verse 18. to the end of this chapter: where observe,
The first thing then the Apostle giues in charge, concerns seruants, from verse 18. to the end of this chapter: where obserue,
First, the proposition, enjoining servants to be subject to their masters, verse 18.
First, the proposition, enioyning seruants to be subiect to their masters, verse 18.