A17384:3024
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 first cause then of subjection and servitude,1 was the confusion, and sin of our first parents brought upon the world, the earth being cursed for mans sake: A necessity of toilsome labour lay upon men: and so from the advantages, or disadvantages of particular mens estates, did arise the freer, or harder condition of some men: besides, this sin had so confounded the very dispositions of men, that through the inequality of natural temper, or care of education, some men are made more fit to govern, and others to be governed.
The first cause then of subiection and seruitude,1 was the confusion, and sinne of our first parents brought vpon the world, the earth being cursed for mans sake: A necessity of toylesome labour lay vpon men: and so from the aduantages, or disaduantages of particular mens estates, did arise the freer, or harder condition of some men: besides, this sinne had so confounded the very dispositions of men, that through the inequality of naturall temper, or care of education, some men are made more fit to gouern, and others to be gouerned.
- 1For what causes servitude came in.For what causes seruitude came in.
Secondly, as a monument of Gods Justice, it is ⟨p. 720⟩observed, that some whole nations of men have bin in their very natural inclination only disposed to bondage, being destitute of all gifts to rule, or govern, as it is noted by the Muscovites and some other nations, who for the most part at this day are servants, yea slaves by nature.
Secondly, as a monument of Gods Iustice, it is ⟨p. 720⟩