A17384:317
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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And so the words are a reason to induce them to an affectionate desire after the word. Inasmuch as they are so weak, they can no better live without the word, then the child in nature can live without milk.
And so the words are a reason to induce them to an affectionate desire after the word. Inasmuch as they are so weak, they can no better liue without the word, then the child in nature can liue without milk.
Divers things may be from hence noted.
Diuers things may be from hence noted.
First, that grace is wrought in Christians by degrees. Christ is revealed in us by four degrees. First, as a child, or little babe new formed and borne: Secondly, as a young man in more strength, and vigour, and comeliness, and activeness: Thirdly, as a father, or old man settled with long experience: these three are in this life, and mentioned 1. Joh. 2.14. Now the fourth is, when Christ shall appear in us as the Ancient of days, like God himself in a marvellous glorious resemblance ⟨p. 66⟩of the holiness, and properties of God: And this shall be in another world. The use should be both for thankfulness, if Christ be formed in us to any degree, and to incite our industry in all the means appointed of God, seeing we receive gifts by degrees, and not all at once.
First, that grace is wrought in Christians by degrees. Christ is reuealed in vs by foure degrees. First, as a child, or little babe new formed and borne: Secondly, as a yong man in more strength, and vigour, and comeliness, and actiueness: Thirdly, as a father, or old man settled with long experience: these three are in this life, and mentioned