A17384:3020
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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But none of these are here meant: Those servants are domesticall servants, such as are under the yoke of particular Masters in a family.
But none of these are heere meant: Those seruants are domesticall seruants, such as are vnder the yoke of particular Masters in a family.
Those servants in the Apostles time were of ⟨p. 719⟩two sorts: some were bond servants, such as were bought and sold in the markets, over whom the Masters had absolute and perpetual power: some were hired servants, that did service by covenant and contract, as servants do now for the most part with us.
Those seruants in the Apostles time were of ⟨p. 719⟩two sorts: some were bond seruants, such as were bought and sould in the markets, ouer whom the Masters had absolute and perpetuall power: some were hired seruants, that did seruice by couenant and contract, as seruants doe now for the most part with vs.
Concerning these, it may be inquired, how it comes to pass, that men, that by creation have the same nature with other men, should in their condition be abased to so low and mean an estate, as to serve them, that are in nature alike to them? This seems to be a grievous inequality; and therefore first to be searched into for the original and causes of it.
Concerning these, it may bee inquired, how it comes to passe, that men, that by creation haue the same nature with other men, should in their condition bee abased to so low and meane an estate, as to serue them, that are in nature alike to them? This seemes to bee a grieuous inequality; and therefore first to be searched into for the originall and causes of it.