A17384:3203
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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2. Because there is no escape from Conscience: a man can neither drive it away, nor run from it: it cleaves to the offender inseparably. From a tyrant or ill master, some men run away: but from an ill Conscience there is no fleeing.
2. Because there is no escape from Conscience: a man can neither driue it away, nor runne from it: it cleaues to the offender inseparably. From a tyrant or ill master, some men run away: but from an ill Conscience there is no fleeing.
3. Because Conscience it self is as a thousand witnesses to prove the fault, though never so secret: and the offender is [Greek or Hebrew], condemned of himself, and goes up and down with a heavy Sentence upon him in his bosom, though all the world should account him innocent.
3. Because Conscience it self is as a thousand witnesses to prooue the fault, though neuer so secret: and the offender is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, condemned of himself, and goes vp and down with a heauie Sentence vpon him in his bosome, though all the world should account him innocent.
4. Because an evil Conscience is such a damnable disease; and the grief raised by Conscience, is such and so lasting, that the grieved dies, before the grief can be removed: yea, so violent is the confusion which despair bringeth into the thoughts, that, out of the grievous mistaking, and impatience, many times the offender makes away himself; as Saul, Ahithophel, and Judas did, and many in our times do.
4. Because an euil Conscience is such a damnable disease; and the griefe raised by Conscience, is such and so lasting, that the grieued dies, before the grief can be remoued: yea, so violent is the confusion which despair bringeth into the thoughts, that, out of the grieuous mistaking, and impatience, many times the offender makes away himself; as Saul, Achitophel, and Iudas did, and many in our times doo.