A17384:3135
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. 5. That barely to suffer grief, is not a praise, ⟨p. 747⟩but to suffer it in a right manner: and for the manner, this likewise tells us of two things. First, that we suffer not as evil doers, justly; and secondly, that we endure it, that is, continue with patience to abide it, especially when outward and lawful redress may not be had in the world. And therefore Papists are no Martyrs though they lose their lives, when it is for treason. Nor are wives to be regarded, if they complain of their husbands, that they are bitter to them, love them not so entirely, when they suffer this for their pride, or wilful hardiness, or lasciviousness, or frowardness, or contention, or wastefulness, or the like. Nor are those servants to be moved, that suffer blows justly for their disobedience, or wilful negligence, or unfaithfulness.
Doct. 5. That barely to suffer grief, is not a praise, ⟨p. 747⟩but to suffer it in a right manner: and for the manner, this likewise tels vs of two things. First, that wee suffer not as euill doers, iustly; and secondly, that we endure it, that is, continue with patience to abide it, especially when outward and lawfull redresse may not be had in the world. And therefore Papists are no Martyrs though they lose their liues, when it is for treason. Nor are wiues to bee regarded, if they complain of their husbands, that they are bitter to them, loue them not so entirely, when they suffer this for their pride, or wilfull hardinesse, or lasciuiousnesse, or frowardnesse, or contention, or wastefulnesse, or the like. Nor are those seruants to be moned, that suffer blowes iustly for their disobedience, or wilfull negligence, or vnfaithfulnesse.
Doct. 6. That whereas wrongs cannot be redressed by a lawful means on earth, they must be endured without using unlawful means, and leave the injuries to the judgement of GOD. Which condemns servants, that being hardly used, run away from their masters, as Hagar did from Sarah; or else, with wicked murmuring and reviling, backbite their masters: and so it condemns the wicked practice of our Gentry, in righting their wrongs by their own private revenges; which case is abominable. First, because their wrongs may be righted by the Magistrate. Secondly, because the desired revenge is far above the injuries: for, they seek satisfaction in blood, for a supposed wrong in reputation. Thirdly, because it is a course directly against the Laws of God, and of Kings, and