A17384:3439
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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He threatened not.]
He threatned not.]
To threaten those that wrong us, is usually a blemish and a fault: First, because usually it ariseth of passion, and desire of revenge. Secondly, because oftentimes it is joined with lying, when such ⟨p. 823⟩things are threatened, as for matter or degree cannot be done, or are not intended to be done. Thirdly, because, by threatening so passionately, we do injury to God, to whom vengeance belongs. This condemns the usual practice of all sorts of men, that sin fearfully in the customary practice of thwarting, upon all occasions of discontent and displeasure. Who is he that suffers now, and in his heart or words threatens not? Especially, how exceeding common is this sin in the most families? where parents and masters can hardly tell how to speak of the faults of servants and children, but it is with foolish and passionate threatening, contrary to the express prohibition, Eph. 6.9. Masters, use not threatenings. But, all such as would have the comfort of a sound conversation, and desire to carry themselves as Christ hath left them a pattern, must strive to break off this wretched habit of threatening: and if they be oppressed by Superiors, or wronged by the incurable faults of Inferiors, they must learn of Christ, to commit all to him that judgeth righteously; which is the affirmative part of the manner of Christ's suffering.
To threaten those that wrong vs, is vsually a blemish and a fault: First, because vsually it ariseth of passion, and desire of reuenge. Secondly, because oftentimes it is ioined with lying, when such ⟨p. 823⟩things are threatned, as for matter or degree cannot be done, or are not intended to be done. Thirdly, because, by threatning so passionately, we doo iniury to God, to whom vengeance belongs. This condemns the vsuall practice of all sorts of men, that sinne fearfully in the customary practice of thwarting, vpon all occasions of discontent and displeasure. Who is he that suffers now, and in his heart or words threatens not? Especially, how exceeding common is this sin in the most families? where parents and masters can hardly tell how to speak of the faults of seruants and children, but it is with foolish and passionate threatning, contrary to the expresse prohibition,