A17384:3324
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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Thus of the Person suffering.
The persons for whom he suffered, follow.
The persons for whom hee suffered, follow.
For us.]
For vs.]
The sufferings of Christ were not casual, such as befell him for no use: nor were they deserved by himself. For he never offended God, nor did he seek his own peculiar good in them, but he suffered all he did, for our sakes, Isaiah 53▪5. He was wounded for our transgressions: the chastisement of our peace was laid upon him: and verse 8. He was plagued for the transgression of God's people: and as the Apostle saith, he was delivered to death for our sins, and rose again for our justification, Rom. 4.25. He was sacrificed for us, 1. Cor. 5.7. He gave himself for us,