A17384:329
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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Sixthly, spiritual laziness and idleness is the cause why many grow not. They will take no pains: but after they have repented, and believed in some measure, Heb. 5.13. and be gotten a little whole of the wounds they were diseased withal in their conversion, they fall into a kind of security, and rest in the outward and formal use of the means, and neglect many precious things, which from day to day they are moved and counselled to by the word, and spirit of God: And this disease is the worse, when it is joined with spiritual pride, and that vile conceitedness, which is seen to come daily in many.
Sixtly, spirituall laziness and idleness is the cause why many grow not. They will take no paines: but after they haue repented, and beleeued in some measure, Heb. 5.13. and be gotten a little whole of the woundes they were diseased withall in their conuersion, they fall into a kinde of security, and rest in the outward and formall vse of the meanes, and neglect many precious things, which from day to day they are moued and counselled to by the word, and spirit of God: And this disease is the worse, when it is ioyned with spirituall pride, and that vile conceitednes, which is seen to come daily in many.
Seventhly, some Christians after calling are ensnared, and deceived by the methods of Satan, and so live in some secret sin against their own ⟨p. 69⟩knowledge. In favour of which they forbear the hearty regard, and use of Gods ordinances, and so dangerously expose themselves to the reign of hypocrisy. These are wonderfully stocked, and grow worse and not better.
Seuenthly, some Christians after calling are ins•ared, and deceiued by the methodes of Sathan, and so liue in some secret sin against their own ⟨p. 69⟩