A17384:3568
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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That are dead rather in faith and good works, and find a deadly savour in the Word:
That are dead rather in faith and good works, and finde a deadly sauour in the Word:
That have sense and savour only in the things of the flesh.
That haue sense and sauour onely in the things of the flesh.
Secondly, this should teach all, that mind their own salvation, to look carefully to the truth of their mortification, and not to think it is such a slight & easy work; but to consider, that in repenting for sin, they must never cease, till they be like Christ dying for sin; and that is in the sense ⟨p. 849⟩before given. So our bearing of the similitude of Christs death in our repentance, notes divers particular things in our repentance, as, 1. That our sorrows be voluntary,1 not enforced: he gave his life, it was not taken from him: we must not tarry, till the devil fire us with the terrors of despair. 2. That we be pained at the very heart for our sins; so was Christ: it must be a hearty grief. 3 That we show forth the fruits of our repentance: so he suffered openly. 4. That he suffered by degrees and ceased not, till he died: so must we by degrees resist sin, and never cease, until it be quite abolished.
Secondly, this should teach all, that minde their owne saluation, to look carefully to the truth of their mortification, and not to think it is such a slight & easie work; but to consider, that in repenting for sinne, they must neuer cease, till they bee like Christ dying for sinne; and that is in the sense