A17384:3402
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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Secondly, we may hence see, in what a woeful damnity against goodness the world stands; when this most innocent Man, that never did any sin, that never offended God or man in all his life; when he, I say, comes into the world, how is he despised, and rejected of men! Who looked after him, unless it were for his miracles? Few honoured him for his holiness. How is the world set on wickedness, that it should account him without form or hand-somnes, that shone before God and Angels in such a spotless innocency? Oh what wit ⟨p. 814⟩had the rulers of this world, that condemned him as a malefactor, that had no spot in him from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, that never did man wrong, or sinned against God, Isaiah 49.7. and 53.2, 3, 4.
Secondly, wee may hence see, in what a wofull damnity against goodnes the world stands; when this most innocent Man, that neuer did any sinne, that neuer offended God or man in all his life; when he, I say, comes into the world, how is hee despised, and reiected of men! Who looked after him, vnlesse it were for his miracles? Few honored him for his holines. How is the world set on wickednes, that it should account him without forme or hand-somnes, that shone before God and Angels in such a spotlesse innocency? Oh what wit ⟨p. 814⟩had the rulers of this world, that condemned him as a malefactor, that had no spot in him from the crowne of the head to the soale of the foot, that neuer did man wrong, or sinned against God, Esay 49.7. and 53.2, 3, 4.
Thirdly, we may hence see cause to wonder at the love of Christ to us. Oh how is it, that he bare the imputation of such a world of sins, that yet himself never knew sin? What hart of man can sufficiently admire his love unto us, that can abase himself to be made sin for us, that never did sin himself?
Thirdly, wee may hence see cause to wonder at the loue of Christ to vs. Oh how is it, that hee bare the imputation of such a world of sinnes, that yet himselfe neuer knew sinne? What hart of man can sufficiently admire his loue vnto vs, that can abase himselfe to bee made sinne for vs, that neuer did sinne himselfe?