A17384:3460
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 party complaining is bound to complain by his office, either by charge or oath; provided, that the party complaining, first, love his enemies; and secondly, prosecute with continual respect to God's glory; and thirdly, use the benefit of the Law with charity and mercy, without cruelty or extremity.
Fiftly, where the party complaining is bound to complain by his office, either by charge or oath; prouided, that the party complaining, first, loue his enemies; and secondly, prosecute with continuall respect to God's glory; and thirdly, vse the benefit of the Law with charity and mercy, without cruelty or extremity.
Thus of the first doctrine.
Doct. 2. The malice of wicked men against the godly, is so great, that when they begin to oppose them, though it be but in their name, they will never cease opposition, if they have power, till they have their lives too. Thus I gather from hence, that our Saviour, being reviled, doth not only commit his cause to God, but commits himself to God, as expecting the increase of their oppositions, till they have put him to death. This is the reason, why God indites every man that hates his brother, of murder, 1. John 3.15. And David so often ⟨p. 826⟩complains of his enemies that slandered him, that they also sought his life, yea his soul; as if they were desirous not only to kill his body, but damn his soul also.
Doct. 2. The malice of wicked men against the godly, is so great, that when they begin to oppose them, though it be but in their name, they will neuer cease opposition, if they haue power, till they haue their liues too. Thus I gather from hence, that our Sauiour, beeing reuiled, doth not onely commit his cause to God, but commits himself to God, as expecting the increase of their oppositions, till they haue put him to death. This is the reason, why God indites euery man that hates his brother, of murder,