A17384:3405
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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Lastly, Did our Saviour Christ suffer so patiently such extreme things, that never deserved any evil in himself? What a shame is it for us to be so unquiet, and dejected, or so froward, or so unsettled, when any crosses or affliction fall upon us, who yet have deserved at Gods hands to suffer a ⟨p. 815⟩thousand times more, and worse things then those that do befall us?
Lastly, Did our Sauiour Christ suffer so patiently such extreme things, that neuer deserued any euill in himself? What a shame is it for vs to be so vnquiet, and deiected, or so froward, or so vnsettled, when any crosses or affliction fall vpon vs, who yet haue deserued at Gods hands to suffer a ⟨p. 815⟩thousand times more, and worse things then those that doe befall vs?
In his mouth was found no guile.]
We read in the Scripture, of guile in the spirit, when we have false hearts, and guile in the hands by false weights and balances, and guile in the mouth in deceitful words.
Wee read in the Scripture, of guile in the spirit, when wee haue false hearts, and guile in the hands by false weights and ballances, and guile in the mouth in deceitfull words.