A17384:3056
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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Uses. First, Masters must learn from hence their duty: For, when they see that God takes care to teach their servants, they should not be so proud or careless, as to neglect their instruction: Yea it shows also, that if they would have them taught, or reproved, or encouraged, they must do it with God's Word, and with their own: yea, it also shows the folly and wickedness of divers Masters, that cannot abide, their servants should hear Sermons, or much read the Scriptures, when they do not only wickedly, in restraining their servants from the means of their Salvation, or comfort, but do foolishly also hinder them of that means which should especially make them good servants.
Vses. First, Masters must learne from hence their duty: For, when they see that God takes care to teach their seruants, they should not bee so proud or carelesse, as to neglect their instruction: Yea it shewes also, that if they would haue them taught, or reproued, or incouraged, they must doe it with God's Word, and with their owne: yea, it also shewes the folly and wickednesse of diuers Masters, that cannot abide, their seruants should heare Sermons, or much reade the Scriptures, when they doe not only wickedly, in restrayning their seruants from the meanes of their Saluation, or comfort, but doe foolishly also hinder them of that meanes which should especially make them good seruants.
Secondly, Servants may hereby be instructed, or informed, and taught. Informed, that though neither Master nor Minister will teach them, yet they are not excused, because they are bound to learn from Gods Word, their duties: And taught from hence they must be, to do their duties to their Masters, not for fear, or reward, but for ⟨p. 726⟩Conscience sake, because God hath bound them to his subjection.
Secondly, Seruants may hereby bee instructed, or informed, and taught. Informed, that though neyther Master nor Minister will teach them, yet they are not excused, because they are bound to learne from Gods Word, their duties: And taught from hence they must bee, to doe their duties to their Masters, not for feare, or reward, but for