A17384:3435
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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Use. Was Christ reviled? Then it is most manifest, that the world hates goodness incurably: If that Just one cannot scape reproach and slanders, then may not any godly persons promise to themselves peace that ways. Therefore carnal friends of such as suffer reproach for Religion, many times say, It must needs be, they are faulty some way, or at least are not discreet: whereas this instance of our Saviour shows, that worldly-minded men will reproach such as are godly, though they were never so discreet, or innocent. Besides, this should teach us patience under such indignities and wrongs: CHRIST was reviled: and ⟨p. 822⟩shall we be so troubled and disquieted?
Vse. Was Christ reuiled? Then it is most manifest, that the world hates goodnes incurably: If that Iust one cannot scape reproach and slanders, then may not any godly persons promise to themselues peace that waies. Therefore carnall friends of such as suffer reproach for Religion, many times say, It must needs bee, they are faulty some way, or at least are not discreet: whereas this instance of our Sauiour shewes, that worldly-minded men will reproach such as are godly, though they were neuer so discreet, or innocent. Besides, this should teach vs patience vnder such indignities and wrongs: CHRIST was reuiled: and ⟨p. 822⟩shall wee bee so troubled and disquieted?
Christ did not revile again.]
Christ did not reuile again.]
And the reason was, partly, because Reviling is a sin; and partly, because he suffered as our surety, though he had deserved no such shame, and we had; and therefore holds his peace, not only from reviling, but many times from just apology, confessing our guiltiness by his silence. The practice of our Saviour is here reported for our learning, that all Christians might hence be warned, not to render reviling for reviling,