A17384:3393
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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Divers doctrines may be gathered out of these words: but because one is principal, I will but touch the rest.
Diuers doctrines may bee gathered out of these words: but because one is principall, I will but touch the rest.
Doct. 1. Mens sins are of mens making: man made sin, God made none.
Doct. 1. Mens sinnes are of mens making: man made sinne, God made none.
Doct. 2. It is a hateful thing to be a maker of sin. As it was most glorious for God to make a world of creatures: so it is most ignominious for man to make a world of sins.
Doct. 2. It is a hatefull thing to bee a maker of sinne. Ast was most glorious for God to make a world of creatures: so it is most ignominious for man to make a world of sinnes.
Doct. 3. Christ made no sin. This is the chief doctrine, and plain in the text: He was not only free from the first, and worst kinds of making of sin mentioned before, but he was free from all sin in all estates of his life, he knew no sin, he did none iniquity: He was that just One by an excellency.