A17384:3122
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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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.
The last thing to be noted out of this verse, is, that no faults in the Superiors can free the inferiors from their subjection for matter or manner; as here servants must be subject, yea with all fear, to froward Masters: so afterwards wives must be subject to their husbands, and with all fear too, though they be unbelievers, or carnal men.
The last thing to bee noted out of this verse, is, that no faults in the Superiours can free the inferiours from their subiection for matter or manner; as heere seruants must bee subiect, yea with all feare, to froward Masters: so afterwards wiues must bee subiect to their husbands, and with all feare too, though they bee vnbeleeuers, or carnall men.