A17384:3092
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, by reverent behaviour to be showed by lowliness of countenance, by giving titles of honour and respect, John 13.13. by standing before them when they sit, Luke 17. by avoiding rude behaviour, or saucy familiarity, as accounting them in heart worthy of all honour, 1. Tim. 6.1. one point of which reverence is, that servants should not presume to deliver their opinions easily in their Masters presence, unless it be required, or may be gathered by argument from the less, Job 32.6, 7.
Secondly, by reuerent behauiour to be shewed by lowlynesse of countenance, by giuing titles of honor and respect, Iohn 13.13. by standing before them when they sit, Luke 17. by auoiding rude behauiour, or sawcy familiarity, as accounting them in heart worthy of all honor, 1. Tim. 6.1. one point of which reuerence is, that seruants should not presume to deliuer their opinions easily in their Masters presence, vnlesse it be required, or may bee gathered by argument from the lesse, Iob 32.6, 7.
Thirdly, by their secrecy in all the affairs of their Masters, especially they should take heed of discovering their Masters infirmities to others abroad out of the family.
Thirdly, by their secrecy in all the affayres of their Masters, especially they should take heede of discouering their Masters infirmities to others abroad out of the family.