A commentary

Name: A commentary
Author: Nicholas Byfield

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.

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623

[16], 922, [6] p. · 245k words · STC 4211 · ESTC S107078

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AN EXPOSITION of the Second Chapter of the first Epistle general o… › Verse 2. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, th…: Verse 2. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.AN EXPOSITION of the Second Chapter of the first Epistle generall o… › Verse 2. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, th…: Verse 2. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.

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1. They must come to means. 2. They must buy and bargain with God by prayer and vows. 3. They must eat, that is, they must apply it to themselves. 4. They must be instructed against merit in themselves, and bring faith to believe success, though they deserve it not: they must buy without money. 5. They must hearken diligently. 6. They must eat that which is good: that is, they must apply effectually that doctrine they feel to have life in it. 7. Their souls must delight in fatness: that is, they must be specially thankful and cheerful, when God doth enlive his promises, and sweeten his words to their tastes. 8. They must, after all this, incline their ear, and come to God. They must make conscience to strive against dullness and distractions, and ⟨p. 64⟩seek God in his word still, or else their affections may decay: and then if they do this▪ they shall live and enjoy the sure mercies of David by a perpetual covenant.

1. They must come to means. 2. They must buy and bargain with God by praier and vows. 3. They must eat, that is, they must apply it to themselues. 4. They must bee instructed against merit in themselues, and bring faith to beleeue success, though they deserue it not: they must buy without money. 5. They must harken diligently. 6. They must eat that which is good: that is, they must apply effectually that doctrine they feel to haue life in it. 7. Their soules must delight in fatnes: that is, they must be specially thankfull and cheerfull, when God doth enliue his promises, and sweeten his words to their tastes. 8. They must, after all this, incline their ear, and come to God. They must make conscience to striue against dulnes and distractions, and ⟨p. 64⟩seek God in his word still, or els their affections may decay: and then if they doe this▪ they shall liue and enioy the sure mercies of Dauid by a perpetuall couenant.

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Question. But what shall such godly persons as are afflicted with melancholy do in this case of affections?

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