A17384:3111
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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So that four Doctrines may be noted from these words, and from the coherence.
So that foure Doctrines may bee noted from these words, and from the coherence.
Doct. 1. First, that God takes notice of the faults of Superiors, as well as he requires duties of Inferiors: he sees frowardness in masters, as well as disobedience in servants; and the reason is, both because God is no respectre of persons, and also because he gives his Law to all men. And therefore Superiors must make conscience of their duties: for, though in all things they are not to give accounts to their Inferiors, yet they must give accounts of all they do, to God, Col. 3.24.
Doct. 1. First, that God takes notice of the faults of Superiours, as well as hee requires duties of Inferiours: he sees frowardnes in masters, as well as disobedience in seruants; and the reason is, both because God is no respecter of persons, and also because hee giues his Law to all men. And therefore Superiours must make conscience of their duties: for, though in all things they are not to giue accounts to their Inferiours, yet they must giue accounts of all they doo, to God, Col. 3.24.
Doct. 2. That God sees and dislikes such faults, as the laws of man take not notice of. If a Master should kill his hired servant, mens laws would take hold of him: but if he be never so froward with him, he may escape mens laws. But though ⟨p. 738⟩the laws of men punish not frowardness, yet God will. So we see in the exposition of Christ given unto divers commandments,