A17384:3379
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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The words of this verse do commend the innocency of this our Saviour: which doth much increase the price and value of his sufferings. He suffered for the sins of others, that never committed any sin himself, in thought, word, or deed: and as he was innocent in all the course of his life; so did he bear his sufferings without fault, and carried himself so, as no man could find any just occasion against him.
The words of this verse do commend the innocency of this our Sauiour: which doth much increase the price and value of his sufferings. He suffred for the sinnes of others, that neuer committed any sinne himself, in thought, word, or deed: and as hee was innocent in all the course of his life; so did he beare his suffrings without fault, and carried himself so, as no man could finde any iust occasion against him.
The first thing affirmed of Christ, to show his innocency, is, that he did no sin. In the Original, it is expressed by a word of great force, which signifies to make, or frame, or fashion with art, or to make sin; and it may be rendered (as I conceive) ⟨p. 809⟩more fitly, He made no sin.
The first thing affirmed of Christ, to shewe his innocency, is, that he did no sinne. In the Originall, it is expressed by a word of great force, which signifies to make, or frame, or fashion with art, or to make sinne; and it may be rendred (as I conceiue) ⟨p. 809⟩more fitly, Hee made no sinne.
To make sin, being a phrase somewhat unusual, the sense is to be inquired into. Now, a man may be said to make sin many ways: