A17384:3031
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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Eighthly, some men are brought to this misery by the cruelty, and unjust dealing of other men: and so that power the Masters took over their bondmen to dispose of their very lives, was not of God or nature, but merely an oppression. For why should they have power to take away life, that could not give it? And so, many a man is brought to poverty and servitude, by oppression and cruel Landlords, or by the fraudulent dealings of other men, that falsify their trust, or cozen them in bargaining.
Eightthly, some men are brought to this misery by the cruelty, and vniust dealing of other men: and so that power the Masters tooke ouer their bondmen to dispose of their very liues, was not of God or nature, but meerely an oppression. For why shold they haue power to take away life, that could not giue it? And so, many a man is brought to pouerty and seruitude, by oppression and cruell Landlords, or by the fraudulent dealings of other men, that falsify their trust, or coozen them in bargaining.
Now, the servants brought to this condition by any of these means, must be subject to their Masters: and this is of divine institution. For God him self hath bound them to it by the first commandment; and so the subjection of servants is a moral, and perpetual ordinance.
Now, the seruants brought to this condition by any of these meanes, must bee subiect to their Masters: and this is of diuine institution. For God him selfe hath bound them to it by the first commandement; and so the subiection of seruants is a morall, and perpetuall ordinance.
Uses. The use of all this may be divers: For,
Vses. The vse of all this may bee diuers: For,