A17384:3318
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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Fourthly, Hence we may be informed of the excessively vile disposition of the world, in that it is so set on wickedness, that the very Saviour of the world, if he come into the world, shall suffer from the world.
Fourthly, Hence wee may bee informed of the excessiuely vile disposition of the world, in that it is so set on wickednes, that the very Sauiour of the world, if hee come into the world, shall suffer from the world.
Fifthly, we may hence learn, that Christ suffered willingly and of his own accord. For in that he that is God suffered, it shows he had power ⟨p. 795⟩to preserve himself so, as all the world could not have forced him to suffer: and therefore we have cause so much the more to admire his love to us, that suffered for our sakes, as the next point will show.
Fiftly, wee may hence learne, that Christ suffered willingly and of his owne accord. For in that hee that is God suffered, it shewes hee had power ⟨p. 795⟩to preserue himselfe so, as all the world could not haue forced him to suffer: and therefore wee haue cause so much the more to admire his loue to vs, that suffered for our sakes, as the next point will shew.
Sixthly, we may hence learn to know, how abominable sin is, that makes the Son of God suffer miserable things, if he become a surety for sin.
Sixtly, wee may hence learne to know, how abominable sinne is, that makes the Sonne of God suffer miserable things, if hee become a surety for sinne.