A17384:3452
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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Fifthly, where the injury is less, and the party trespassing doth acknowledge the wrong: in this case the rule of Christ holds; If thy brother say, It repenteth me, thou must forgive him, Luke 17.4.
Fiftly, where the iniury is lesse, and the party trespassing doth acknowledge the wrong: in this case the rule of Christ holds; If thy brother say, It repenteth me, thou must forgiue him, Luke 17.4.
Sixthly, where, by the suite, Religion will receive greater damage by the scandal, then the party suffers by the wrong; as in the case of the Corinthians, where a brother went to law with a brother before Judges that were Infidels.
Sixtly, where, by the suite, Religion wil receiue greater dammage by the scandall, then the party suffers by the wrong; as in the case of the Corinthians, where a brother went to law with a brother before Iudges that were Infidels.
Seventhly, where the Magistrates have declared themselves to be enemies to justice and just men; as here in the case of Christ, it was bootless ⟨p. 825⟩to complain, because all the Rulers were his professed enemies.
Seuenthly, where the Magistrates haue declared themselues to bee enemies to iustice and iust men; as heer in the case of Christ, it was bootlesse ⟨p. 825⟩