A17384:3067
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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Servants should hence, from their hearts, learn to yield themselves over to their masters, with all good conscience to perform the subjection required: yea, such servants as hear this doctrine, may try their hearts, whether they be indeed good servants, or no: for, a good servant, that makes conscience of his duty, when he hears the doctrine, doth from his heart consent to it, and will strive to fashion himself according to it. Now, the servants that desire to be such as is required, may attain to it, if they observe these rules.
Seruants should hence, from their hearts, learn to yeeld themselues ouer to their masters, with all good conscience to perform the subiection required: yea, such seruants as heare this doctrine, may try their hearts, whether they be indeed good seruants, or no: for, a good seruant, that makes conscience of his duty, when hee heares the doctrine, doth from his heart consent to it, and will striue to fashion himself according to it. Now, the seruants that desire to bee such as is required, may attain to it, if they obserue these rules.
1First, they must carefully study the doctrine of servants duties. Servants oftentimes fail through mere ignorance, because they do not lay before their minds what God requires of them.
1First, they must carefully study the doctrine of seruants duties. Seruants oftentimes fail through meer ignorance, because they doo not lay before their mindes what God requires of them.
- 1Helps for servants to yield subjection.Helps for seruants to yeeld subiection.