A17384:309
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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Secondly, they must remember times that are past, and judge of their estate by what it was before.
Secondly, they must remember times that are past, and iudge of their estate by what it was before.
Thirdly, they may be infallibly assured, that they are in a right way, because they desire to live uprightly, and to forsake the corruptions that are in the world.
Thirdly, they may be infallibly assured, that they are in a right way, because they desire to liue vprightly, and to forsake the corruptions that are in the world.
Fourthly, they must know, that it is a greater glory in faith to believe now, when they feel not, then to believe when the hart abounded with joy.
Fourthly, they must know, that it is a greater glory in faith to beleeue now, when they feele not, then to beleeue when the hart abounded with ioy.
Fifthly, They may judge of their affection to the word by their preparation before they come, and by their only liking of such as love the word, and by their constant frequenting of it, and by their sorrow for their dullness, and unprofitableness.