A17384:3132
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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Doct. 2, We must not only endure grief, but many times suffer it wrongfully: Besides all the ⟨p. 745⟩grief befalls men otherwise, the world is full of wrong, and injury, and the ways of doing wrong are so many, as cannot easily be reckoned. Who can recount what wrongs are done daily by deceit, violence, oppression, lying, false witness, slanderings, and other base indignities? Which should teach us not to think it strange, if wrongs befall us: and withal it imports, that woe shall be to all them that do wrong. That God that discovers them that do wrong, will repay them according to all the wrong they have done.
Doct. 2, Wee must not onely endure griefe, but many times suffer it wrongfully: Besides all the ⟨p. 745⟩griefe befals men otherwise, the world is full of wrong, and iniury, and the waies of doing wrong are so many, as cannot easily be reckond. Who can recount what wrongs are done daily by deceit, violence, oppression, lying, false witnes, slanderings, and other base indignities? Which should teach vs not to think it strange, if wrongs befall vs: and withal it imports, that woe shall be to all them that doe wrong. That God that discouers them that doe wrong, will repay them according to all the wrong they haue done.
Doct. 3. It may be here noted too, That usually they suffer most wrong that are most careful to do their duties: which ariseth partly from that fearful Ataxy in mens natures, that are fallen into such distemperature of disposition, and partly, from that natural malice ungodly men bear to them that are good: & partly, such as are indeed godly, will not use such means of revenge, as others will do▪ and partly, because the Laws of men do not reach to a sufficient way of correcting, and reforming such indignities: and especially it proceeds from the pride, and unthankfulness, and discontentments, which reign in the harts of froward & corrupt minded persons. And from hence we may gather the necessity of God's general Judgement, because in this world it is ill many times with good men, and there is no remedy, seeing their wrongs are not righted here. It must needs be that there will be a time appointed of GOD, for the redress and revenge of all wrongs. Secondly, it should the more encourage such as suffer