A17384:3578
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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Doct. 6. Mortification makes a man dead only to sins: it doth not make him of a dead and lumpish disposition in doing good duties, Heb 9.14. nor doth it require that it should destroy his nature or natural temper, or the parts of his body, but his sin only: nor doth it kill his contentment in the creatures of God, and the use of lawful things, nor doth it destroy his liberty in lawful delights and recreations: it kills his sin only.
Doct. 6. Mortification makes a man dead onely to sinnes: it doth not make him of a dead and lumpish disposition in doing good duties, Heb 9.14. nor doth it require that it should destroy his nature or naturall temper, or the parts of his body, but his sinne onely: nor doth it kill his contentment in the creatures of God, and the vse of lawfull things, nor doth it destroy his liberty in lawfull delights and recreations: it kils his sinne onely.
Might live unto righteousness.]
Might liue vnto righteousnes.]
These words contain the second effect of Christs death and passion, viz. the raising of us unto a righteous life: His death makes us live, and live righteously.
These words containe the second effect of Christs death and passion, viz. the raising of vs vnto a righteous life: His death makes vs liue, and liue righteously.