A17384:3025
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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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⟩obserued, that som whole nations of men haue bin in their very naturall inclination onely disposed to bondage, being destitute of all gifts to rule, or gouerne, as it is noted by the Muscouites and some other nations, who for the most part at this day are seruants, yea slaues by nature.
Thirdly, in other nations many men become servants, not by nature, but by necessity, as being taken in mercy: and thus among the Latins came up the name of servants, being serui, because they were seruati, preserved from slaughter in war: and mancipia, because they were manu capta, things taken by force of arms.
Thirdly, in other nations many men become seruants, not by nature, but by necessity, as being taken in mercy: and thus among the Latines came vp the name of seruants, being serui, because they were seruati, preserued from slaughter in war: and mancipia, because they were manu capta, things taken by force of armes.