A17384:3385
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, when a man studies mischief, and sins not suddenly, but imagines, and deviseth, and forecasts and plots, how to compass his sin; and thus all wicked men make sin, because they sin not suddenly, or by mere frailty, but do study iniquity: every wicked man is a great student, Psal. 36.4.
Fourthly, when a man studies mischiefe, and sinnes not suddenly, but imagins, and deuiseth, and forecasts and plots, how to compasse his sinne; and thus all wicked men make sinne, because they sinne not suddenly, or by meere frailty, but doe study iniquity: euery wicked man is a great student, Psal. 36.4.
Fifthly, when a man causeth others to sin by evil counsel or example, or compulsion: Thus Tyrants made sin, that forced men to deny the faith, and thus they make sin, that make their neighbours drunk, and thus Stage-players and Minstrels make sin, that call and provoke others to licentiousness and wantonness: and thus superiors make sin, when by their evil example, or negligence in not punishing offences, they tempt others to sin.
Fiftly, when a man causeth others to sinne by euill counsell or example, or compulsion: Thus Tyrants made sinne, that forced men to deny the faith, and thus they make sinne, that make their neighbours drunke, and thus Stage-plaiers and Minstrels make sinne, that call and prouoke others to licentiousnes and wantonnesse: and thus superiours make sinne, when by their euill example, or negligence in not punishing offences, they tempt others to sinne.
Sixthly, when a man makes a trade of sinning: and thus men are said in Scripture to be workers of iniquity, which is a Periphrasis of wicked men. Now he that is said to make a trade of sin, or to be a worker of iniquity; first, is one that makes it his daily custom to follow his sinful course of life, or that follows sin, as the trades-man doth his trade. Secondly that cannot live without his sin, that accounts his sin the life of his life, that had as lief be dead, as restrained of his sin: as the trades-man accounts himself undone, if his trade be destroyed.