A17384:3389
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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Eighthly, when a man by slander casts foul aspersions upon other men that are innocent, speaking evil with any manner of evil report of such, as live religiously. And this art of making sin, the slanderer learned of the devil, that accuser of the brethren. Thus many godly persons are many times by wicked reports made gross offenders in the common acceptation of the world, and in the rumours spread abroad of them in many places. Thus they made Christ and the Apostles grievous sinners, and a spectacle to men and Angels.
Eightly, when a man by slander casts foule aspersions vpon other men that are innocent, speaking euill with any manner of euill report of such, as liue religiously. And this art of making sinne, the slanderer learned of the deuill, that accuser of the brethren. Thus many godly persons are many times by wicked reports made grosse offenders in the common acceptation of the world, and in the rumours spred abroad of them in many places. Thus they made Christ and the Apostles grieuous sinners, and a spectacle to men and Angels.
Ninthly, when a man in adversity deviseth unlawful shifts and courses to get out of trouble, or deliver himself from the cross is laid upon him. And this sense may in some sort be applied to the case of our Saviour, who never used ill means to deliver himself, though he suffered extreme things.
Ninthly, when a man in aduersity deuiseth vnlawfull shifts and courses to get out of trouble, or deliuer himselfe from the crosse is layd vpon him. And this sence may in some sort be applied to the case of our Sauiour, who neuer vsed ill meanes to deliuer himself, though he suffred extreme things.
Lastly, in a general sense: Every man that is guilty of sin, may be said to make sin. And so it is commonly by way of removal said of Christ, that he made no sin, that is, that he was never guilty of any offence against God, or man.