A17384:3037
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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Fourthly, it may serve for great humiliation to such servants, as are wicked men: These are of three sorts: some of them are brought to this condition by their own wickedness of life: some of them are wicked servants too, as well as wicked men: some are tolerable, and sometimes profitable servants, though evil men: all are in ill case. For this is but the beginning of evil to them, if they repent not; For if they live in their sins, as they serve men now, they shall serve devils hereafter; and so their bondage shall be invested upon them without end.
Fourthly, it may serue for great humiliation to such seruants, as are wicked men: These are of three sorts: some of them are brought to this condition by their owne wickednes of life: some of them are wicked seruants too, as well as wicked men: some are tolerable, and sometimes profitable seruants, though euill men: all are in ill case. For this is but the beginning of euill to them, if they repent not; For if they liue in their sinnes, as they serue men now, they shall serue diuels hereafter; and so their bondage shall be inuested vpon them without end.
Quest. But seeing many godly men and women may be servants; how may a godly Christian comfort himself in this estate of abasement?
Quest. But seeing many godly men and women may bee seruants; how may a godly Christian comfort himselfe in this estate of abasement?
Ans. Though it be an outward misery to be a servant: yet there are many consolations to sweeten the bitterness of this abasement.
Ans. Though it bee an outward misery to be a seruant: yet there are many consolations to sweeten the bitternes of this abasement.