A17384:3390
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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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.
Lastly, in a generall sense: Euery man that is guilty of sinne, may bee said to make sinne. And so it is commonly by way of remouall said of Christ, that hee made no sinne, that is, that hee was neuer guilty of any offence against God, or man.
Thus of the sense of the words.