A17384:355
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, when we find our natures crooked and corrupt, and deceitful, and tending to hypocrisy, we should bring our hearts to the word to be mended. For, this you see is a property of the word, It will make men sincere, Psal. 19.8.9. and 119. John 17.20: and as any men have more betaken themselves to the word, the more sincere they have always grown.
Secondly, when we finde our natures crooked and corrupt, and deceitfull, and tending to hypocrisie, we should bring our hearts to the word to be mended. For, this you see is a property of the word, It will make men sincere, Psal. 19.8.9. and 119. Iohn 17.20: and as any men haue more betaken themselues to the word, the more sincere they haue alwaies growne.
Thirdly, to receive the word with full assurance: we may trust upon it: it cannot deceive us: what we find for comfort or directions in Scripture, we may build upon it. Never man was disappointed of his expectation, that trusted upon the word of God: but in God they have ever praised his word, 2. Pet. 1.20. Psal. 56.10. and 10.6.
Thirdly, to receiue the word with full assurance: wee may trust vpon it: it cannot deceiue vs: what wee finde for comfort or directions in Scripture, we may build vpon it. Neuer man was disappointed of his expectation, that trusted vpon the word of God: but in God they haue euer praised his word, 2. Pet. 1.20