A17384:3243
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. 1. First, that men of all sorts do naturally affect glory, or praise, or reputation, and are guided by it in their actions or sufferings, even the meanest sort of men set before themselves something, which they glory in, and according to which they order themselves, as here servants, even of the worst sort too, yea, such as are faulty, & so disliked, and corrected, yet will not be without something to glory in: and that is, as is here supposed to be, their patience in abiding blows. And this ariseth in man, partly out of corruption of nature and pride, that seeks to cover their faults with some thing they account to be of praise, and partly out of the force of some remainder of goodness in their natures, that are not destitute of all desire of virtuous actions.1 Which may serve for use to all men in their carriage one towards another, to avoid, as much as may be, the dishonouring and disgracing one of another: for no person is so mean, but he finds himself stung by disgrace. And it may teach superiors to use praise and glory, as a means to provoke and excite inferiors to obedience and care, as being a motive, that will work universally upon all natures.
Doct. 1. First, that men of all sorts doe naturally affect glory, or praise, or reputation, and are guided by it in their actions or sufferings, euen the meanest sort of men set before themselues something, which they glory in, and according to which they order themselues, as heere seruants, euen of the worst sort too, yea, such as are faulty, & so disliked, and corrected, yet will not be without something to glory in: and that is, as is heer supposed to be, their patience in abiding blowes. And this ariseth in man, partly out of corruption of nature and pride, that seekes to couer their faults with some thing they account to bee of praise, and partly out of the force of some remainder of goodnes in their natures, that are not destitute of all desire of vertuous actions.1 Which may serue for vse to all men in their carriage one towards another, to auoid, as much as may be, the dishonouring and disgracing one of another: for no person is so meane, but hee findes himselfe stung by disgrace. And it may teach superiours to vse praise and glory, as a meanes to prouoke and excite inferiours to obedience and care, as being a motiue, that will work vniuersally vpon all natures.