A17384:3133
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. 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 ⟨p. 746⟩wrong, to endure it patiently, seeing it is the lot of the best. Thirdly, wrong should not measure the goodness of mens cases, or the badness of it, by the things they suffer. For many times they suffer wrongfully.
Doct. 3. It may be heere noted too, That vsually they suffer most wrong that are most careful to do their duties: which ariseth partly from that fearefull A•axie in mens natures, that are falne into such distemperature of disposition, and partly, from that naturall malice vngodly men beare to them that are good: & partly, such as are indeed godly, will not vse such meanes of reuenge, as others will doe▪ and partly, because the Lawes of men doe not reach to a sufficient way of correcting, and reforming such indignities: and especially it proceeds from the pride, and vnthankfulnes, and discontentments, which raigne in the harts of froward & corrupt minded persons. And from hence we may gather the necessity of God's generall Iudgement, because in this world it is ill many times with good men, and there is no remedy, seeing their wrongs are not righted heere. It must needs bee that there will bee a time appointed of GOD, for the redresse and reuenge of all wrongs. Secondly, it should the more incourage such as suffer ⟨p. 746⟩