A17384:3500
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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Eighthly, we should not be so much troubled to be unjustly traduced, seeing Christ, beyond all example, suffered most unspeakable ignominy, bearing the imputation of the sins of all the Elect.
Eightthly, wee should not be so much troubled to bee vniustly traduced, seeing Christ, beyond all example, suffered most vnspeakeable ignominie, bearing the imputation of the sinnes of all the Elect.
Ninthly, seeing he hath been made in the similitude of sinful flesh, and suffered for sin in the flesh, we should strive to be made the righteousness of God in him, and as he hath borne our sins, so should we strive to bear his virtues.
Ninthly, seeing hee hath beene made in the similitude of sinfull flesh, and suffered for sinne in the flesh, wee should striue to bee made the righteousnes of God in him, and as hee hath borne our sinnes, so should wee striue to beare his vertues.
Who his own self.]
Who his owne selfe.]
It is emphatical, that the Apostle saith, He bare our sins his own self: For there be two things which are here imported. First, that he had no partners: there were none with him: He bare all himself, Isaiah 59.16. He trod the winepress alone, Isaiah 63.3, 5. And therefore it is a vile dishonour to Christ, to ascribe any part of satisfaction to our selves, or to any Saint, or Angel. Secondly, it imports, that therefore his suffering is of infinite value, in that he bare all, his own self in person, who was God and man. Then it will follow, that he hath made a sufficient propitiation for all the world,