A17384:3052
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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Lastly, because there shall be no servants in heaven, but in Gods Kingdom they are as free as their Masters, and therefore should not think much of a little hardness, or harshness in this life.
Lastly, because there shall be no seruants in heauen, but in Gods Kingdom they are as free as their Masters, and therefore should not thinke much of a little hardnesse, or harshnesse in this life.
Thus of the original of servants.
Thus of the originall of seruants.
Secondly, we may hence note, that servants are bound by God himself, in his Word, unto their subjection. The Word of God doth belong to the calling of Servants, as well as to any other calling, God hath included them within the doctrine of Scripture, as well as any other men; partly to show, that they have right to the Scriptures as well as others; and partly to show, that the power of binding servants is from God, and God hath taken it upon him, by his Word, to teach Servants as well as other men; and that for two reasons. The one is, because Servants belong to the Kingdom ⟨p. 725⟩of Christ and his Church, as well as other Christians, and therefore must be taught as well as they. Secondly, the other is, because usually Masters are negligent in teaching them, and therefore God provides, that by his Word they shall be taught. Men have some care in teaching their children, but little of their servants; and therefore God, to show that he is no respectre of persons, gives order to his Ministers to see them instructed.
Secondly, we may hence note, that seruants are bound by God himselfe, in his Word, vnto their subiection. The Word of God doth belong to the calling of Seruants, as well as to any other calling, God hath included them within the doctrine of Scripture, as well as any other men; partly to shew, that they haue right to the Scriptures as well as others; and partly to shewe, that the power of binding seruants is from God, and God hath taken it vpon him, by his Word, to teach Seruants as well as other men; and that for two reasons. The one is, because Seruants belong to the Kingdome