A17384:3298
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, men are bound to take notice of, and to learn and obey the will of GOD revealed in his Word, though it be hard to find out: as here the Apostle saith, They were called to suffer; which is a thing that is not easy to prove by express Scripture, but must be found out, as it lies enwrapped in consequences in divers places of Scripture. For, if the laws of men bind and oblige us to punishment, though we know them not, because we ought to take notice of them; much more must we study the Laws of God, though they be many in number, and hard to find out without much labour and many helps.
Sixtly, men are bound to take notice of, and to learn and obey the will of GOD reuealed in his Word, though it be hard to finde out: as heer the Apostle saith, They were called to suffer; which is a thing that is not easie to prooue by expresse Scripture, but must be found out, as it lies enwrapped in consequences in diuers places of Scripture. For, if the lawes of men binde and oblige vs to punishment, though we knowe them not, because we ought to take notice of them; much more must we study the Lawes of God, though they be many in number, and hard to finde out without much labour and many helps.
Seventhly, our general Calling doth bind us to a careful observation of our particular Calling: as here, their Calling in Religion to be God's servants, did bind them to look to their duty as mens servants, yea, and to be subject to their corrections, though unjust. And therefore those Christians are far out of the way, that neglect their particular Calling, and the charge God hath delivered them, upon sentence of religion & their general calling.
Seuenthly, our generall Calling doth binde vs to a carefull obseruation of our particular Calling: as heer, their Calling in Religion to be God's seruants, did bind them to look to their duty as mens seruants, yea, and to be subiect to their corrections, though vniust. And therefore those Christians are farre out of the way, that neglect their particular Calling, and the charge God hath deliuered them, vpon sentence of religion & their generall calling.