A17384:3275
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. 3. The words may be rendered […]: What glory is it, if sinning and buffeted, ye• ••ke it patiently? The word rendered Sinning, signifies properly to err from the way, or miss the mark: and so it shows us the nature of sin, which swerveth from the direction of Gods Word, that agreeth not to the way there appointed. Where God hath appointed a way, not to walk in it, or to go besides it, is sin: and in what things GOD hath not in his Word appointed a way, there men ⟨p. 785⟩have liberty, and they are to be reckoned indifferent, and there are a world of such things.
Doct. 3. The words may bee rendred 〈…〉: What glory is it, if sinning and buffeted, ye• ••ke it patiently? The word rendered Sinning, signifies properly to erre from the way, or misse the mark: and so it shewes vs the nature of sin, which swarueth from the direction of Gods Word, that agreeth not to the way there appointed. Where God hath appointed a way, not to walk in it, or to goe besides it, is sinne: and in what things GOD hath not in his Word appointed a way, there men ⟨p. 785⟩haue liberty, and they are to be reckoned indifferent, and there are a world of such things.
Doct. 4. We may further note from the word sinning, that where servants displease, disobey, and vex their Masters, and will not do as they are bidden, they sin: The holy Ghost useth the same word, to censure the fault of a servant towards his Master, which is used to censure the fault of any man towards God.
Doct. 4. Wee may further note from the word sinning, that where seruants displease, disobey, and vex their Masters, and will not doe as they are bidden, they sinne: The holy Ghost vseth the same word, to censure the fault of a seruant towards his Master, which is vsed to censure the fault of any man towards God.