A17384:3367
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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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.
Seuenthly, wee should learn patience of him when we doo suffer, though strange things should ⟨p. 806⟩befall vs. What though we should be betraied or forsaken of our friends in our iust cause, or suffer iniuries, or bee falsely accused euen of hainous crimes, or most basely vsed, euen to bee buffetted, derided, spetted on, or to see vile wretches, and grosse offenders preferred before vs, or lose all we haue, to our very garments, &c. yet none of these things should bee grieuous to vs, because all these things befell our Lord and Master in a worse measure and manner, than they can befall vs: yea, wee should be patient, though it were to lose our liues, as he did.
Eighthly, he left us also an example of hope in suffering: for, when he suffered shame and misery in this life, he looked upon the joy and crown in another world; thereby teaching us, with whole arguments to fence our selves against all the scorns and miseries of this world, Heb. 12.3.
Eightthly, he left vs also an example of hope in suffering: for, when he suffred shame and misery in this life, hee looked vpon the ioy and crown in another world; thereby teaching vs, with whole arguments to fense our selues against all the scorns and miseries of this world,