A17384:3139
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. 9. To suffer grief and wrong, is profitable: for, besides that it is all fruit to them when it makes them more humble, and takes away their sin, it makes them judge themselves before God for the sins they are guilty of, and weans them from the world, and breeds a greater desire of heaven, and the like fruits. Besides all these, this Text tells us of one commodity more, that is praise or thanks: it is an honourable thing, To suffer wrongfully: it wins them a great deal, not only of compassion, but also of reputation among men. As it makes the evil more hateful: so doth it procure love to him that suffers wrongfully. It is a virtue worthy thanks, yea, the coherence with the next verse, seemeth to import, that GOD will give him thanks that suffers wrong, if he endure it patiently: not that God is bound to do so, or that such suffering merits any such thanks of God; but God is so good and compassionate, and he likes this virtue so well, that he is pleased to crown this patience with that high degree of liking it. It is thank-worthy, not because it deserves thanks, but because it declares the party to be such and so worthy in God's gracious acceptation, that he will of his own grace yield him that encouragement.
Doct. 9. To suffer grief and wrong, is profitable: for, besides that it is all fruit to them when it makes them more humble, and takes away their sinne, it makes them iudge themselues before God for the sinnes they are guilty of, and weans them from the world, and breeds a greater desire of heauen, and the like fruits. Besides all these, this Text tels vs of one commodity more, that is praise or thanks: it is an honourable thing, To suffer wrongfully: it winnes them a great deale, not onely of compassion, but also of reputation among men. As it makes the euill more hatefull: so doth it procure loue to him that suffers wrongfully. It is a vertue worthy thanks, yea, the coherence with the next verse, seemeth to import, that GOD will giue him thanks that suffers wrong, if hee endure it patiently: not that God is bound to doo so, or that such suffering merits any such thanks of God; but God is so good and compassionate, and he likes this vertue so well, that he is pleased to crown this patience with that high degree of liking it. It is thank-worthy, not because it deserues thanks, but because it declares the party to be such and so worthy in God's gracious acceptation, that hee will of his owne grace yeeld him that encouragement.