A17384:3532
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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Thirdly, in respect of the world: when a man is overwhelmed with crosses, especially such as are joined with disgrace in his reputation; he is said to be dead, and his life to be hid under those afflictions, ⟨p. 839⟩being despised and forgotten as a dead man out of mind, Col. 3.3. Isaiah 26.19.
Thirdly, in respect of the world: when a man is ouerwhelmed with crosses, especially such as are ioyned with disgrace in his reputation; hee is said to be dead, and his life to be hid vnder those afflictions, ⟨p. 839⟩being despised and forgotten as a dead man out of minde, Col. 3.3. Esay 26.19.
Fourthly, in respect of sin: and so men either are dead for sin, as malefactors; or dead in sin, as all wicked men; or dead to sin, as the godly here. To take the soul from the body, is the death of all men. To take GOD from the soul, is the death of all wicked men. To take sin from the soul, is the death of all godly men. To be dead to sin then, is to be mortified in respect of sin.
Fourthly, in respect of sinne: and so men either are dead for sinne, as malefactors; or dead in sinne, as all wicked men; or dead to sinne, as the godly heer. To take the soule from the body, is the death of all men. To take GOD from the soule, is the death of all wicked men. To take sinne from the soule, is the death of all godly men. To bee dead to sinne then, is to be mortified in respect of sinne.