A17384:3365
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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Fifthly, we should learn obedience from him towards our heavenly Father. Christ obeys his Father even in hard commandments, against his credit, ease, liberty, yea, life it self: and therefore we should learn to desire to go and do likewise.
Fiftly, we should learn obedience from him towards our heauenly Father. Christ obeyes his Father euen in hard commandements, against his credit, ease, liberty, yea, life it self: and therefore we should learn to desire to go and doo likewise.
Sixthly, he left us an example of loving one another, and gave a special charge, we should prove our selves to be his, and to be like him indeed, as his true Disciples, by loving one another, John 13. Eph. 5.2.
Sixtly, hee left vs an example of louing one another, and gaue a speciall charge, we should prooue our selues to bee his, and to be like him indeed, as his true Disciples, by louing one another, Iohn 13. Eph. 5.2.
Seventhly, we should learn patience of him when we do suffer, though strange things should ⟨p. 806⟩befall us. What though we should be betrayed or forsaken of our friends in our just cause, or suffer injuries, or be falsely accused even of heinous crimes, or most basely used, even to be buffeted, derided, spitted on, or to see vile wretches, and gross offenders preferred before us, or lose all we have, to our very garments, &c. yet none of these things should be grievous to us, because all these things befell our Lord and Master in a worse measure and manner, than they can befall us: yea, we should be patient, though it were to lose our lives, as he did.