A17384:3049
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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Tenthly, because the very work that servants ⟨p. 724⟩do in their particular calling, is accepted of God, as obedience to him, as well as the performing of the duties of Religion; God accepts their daily labour, as well as he doth praying, hearing the Word, receiving the Sacraments, reading the Scriptures, fasting, or the like, Eph. 6.6.
Tenthly, because the very work that seruants ⟨p. 724⟩doe in their particular calling, is accepted of God, as obedience to him, as well as the performing of the duties of Religion; God accepts their daily labor, as well as he doth praying, hearing the Word, receiuing the Sacraments, reading the Scriptures, fasting, or the like, Eph. 6.6.
Eleventhly, because they are freed in that condition from many cares: seeing they have now nothing to do in effect, but to obey in what is appointed them; which is a great ease to a mind that desires to see what he hath to do to please God, seeing now only one thing is necessary, which is, to obey in what he is commanded and directed.
Eleuenthly, because they are freed in that condition from many cares: seeing they haue now nothing to doe in effect, but to obey in what is appointed them; which is a great ease to a minde that desires to see what he hath to doe to please God, seeing now onely one thing is necessary, which is, to obey in what he is commanded and directed.