A commentary

Name: A commentary
Author: Nicholas Byfield

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.

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623

[16], 922, [6] p. · 245k words · STC 4211 · ESTC S107078

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Doct. 3. We may here also note, that God is to be conceived of according to the occasion: seeing we cannot comprehend God wholly as he is, we ought to raise up such conceptions in our hearts of the glory of God, as may with honour answer the occasion that presently concerns us: as here, in the case of wrongs, God is conceived as a righteous Judge. In the case of death, he is called The God of the spirits of all flesh. In the case of prayer, he is called a God that delighteth to hear prayer; in the case of infirmities, a God that takes away iniquity, and passeth by transgression: and in cases of great difficulty, he is conceived of as Almighty, and so forth.

Doct. 3. Wee may heer also note, that God is to be conceiued of according to the occasion: seeing we cannot comprehend God wholly as he is, wee ought to raise vp such conceptions in our hearts of the glory of God, as may with honour answer the occasion that presently concernes vs: as heer, in the case of wrongs, God is conceiued as a righteous Iudge. In the case of death, hee is called The God of the spirits of all flesh. In the case of prayer, he is called a God that delighteth to hear prayer; in the case of infirmities, a God that takes away iniquity, and passeth by transgression: and in cases of great difficulty, he is conceiued of as Almighty, and so forth.

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Doct. 4. It is evident from hence, that God is a Judge:¹ and this point is both terrible to the wicked, and comfortable to the godly. It is terrible to the wicked many ways: First, because he is Judge of all the world; all must be judged by him, Gen. 18.25. Heb. 12.23. 1. Sam. 2.10. He is not a Judge of some one circuit, as Judges amongst men are. Secondly, because he is a Judge that needs no evidence be brought-in: for, he knows all causes, and is witness himself,

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