A17384:3509
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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Secondly, we may take comfort in the assurance, that he is the Saviour of our bodies, as well as our souls.
Secondly, wee may take comfort in the assurance, that hee is the Sauiour of our bodies, as well as our soules.
Thirdly, Seeing such grievous things befell the body of Christ, why seek we so much ease for our bodies? why pamper we our flesh so? and why are we so impatient in the pains of our bodies, and remember not what Christ suffered in his body?
Thirdly, Seeing such grieuous things befell the body of Christ, why seeke wee so much ease for our bodies? why pamper wee our flesh so? and why are we so impatient in the paines of our bodies, and remember not what Christ suffered in his body?
Fourthly, we should therefore esteem his body to be a precious body, above all bodies, ••eing it was laid down as a price for our sins; yea we ⟨p. 836⟩should long to see that glorious body of his, that we might admire it, and adore it, and embrace it, and in the mean time love and delight in the Lords Supper, that exhibiteth the body of Christ spiritually unto us, rejoicing in such meetings, above the joy of all carnal people, before any other things.
Fourthly, we should therefore esteem his body to bee a precious body, aboue all bodies, ••eing it was laid downe as a price for our sinnes; yea wee ⟨p. 836⟩