A17384:3337
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, we should strive to be disposed, as the Apostle Paul was, to glory in the cross and sufferings of Christ above all things, seeing his sufferings were for us, to satisfy and merit for us. It must needs be an estate of wonderful safety and felicity, that is purchased by such variety of sufferings of the Son of God. As the world despiseth us: so we should with singular and secret rejoicing despise and contemn the world, having such interest in the cross of Christ, Gal. 6.14.
Fourthly, wee should striue to bee disposed, as the Apostle Paul was, to glory in the crosse and suffrings of Christ aboue all things, seeing his sufferings were for vs, to satisfy and merit for vs. It must needs be an estate of wonderfull safety and felicity, that is purchased by such variety of sufferings of the Sonne of God. As the world despiseth vs: so wee should with singular and secret reioycing despise and contemne the world, hauing such interest in the crosse of Christ, Gal. 6.14.
Lastly, it should work in us a most hearty willingness to suffer any thing for Christ and the Gospel, that hath suffered such extreme things for us: it should not be grievous to us to forsake father, or mother, or wife, or children, or house, or lands, or our own lives for his sake, or for the Gospel, Mark 10.29.
Lastly, it should work in vs a most harty willingnesse to suffer any thing for Christ and the Gospel, that hath suffered such extreme things for vs: it should not bee grieuous to vs to forsake father, or mother, or wife, or children, or house, or lands, or our owne liues for his sake, or for the Gospel, Mark 10.29.