A17384:3121
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 strive to breed in their hearts the sound fear of God, and his displeasure for their frowardness. For the fear of God will take down their pride, and cause them to abhor all peevish and froward ways, Prou. 8.13.
Secondly, they must striue to breed in their hearts the sound feare of God, and his displeasure for their frowardnes. For the feare of God will take downe their pride, and cause them to abhor all peeuish and froward waies, Prou. 8.13.
Thirdly, they must constantly judge themselves for their offences herein, and that both by daily confessing their frowardness to God in secret, and also by acknowledging their faults herein unto such as are guided by them.
Thirdly, they must constantly iudge themselues for their offences heerein, and that both by daily confessing their frowardnes to God in secret, and also by acknowledging their faults heerein vnto such as are guided by them.