A17384:3587
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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And besides, it should awake careless and sluggish Christians, to look to their gifts, and remember, what accounts they will give to God for their unprofitableness, and unfruitfulness, 2. Pet. 1.8.
And besides, it should awake carelesse and sluggish Christians, to looke to their gifts, and remember, what accounts they will giue to God for their vnprofitablenesse, and vnfruitfulnesse, 2. Pet. 1.8.
Doct. 3. It is from hence evident, that the only living, is to live righteously: He is worthy to be said to live, that lives to righteousness: a religious life is the best life: And these are the reasons,
Doct. 3. It is from hence euident, that the onely liuing, is to liue righteously: Hee is worthy to bee said to liue, that liues to righteousnes: a religious life is the best life: And these are the reasons,
1First, because it is the most honourable life: For to live to righteousness, makes a man highly in the favour of God, Psal. 11.7. Prou. 15.9. and it shows, that a man is borne of God, 1. Joh. 2.29. and besides it helps a man to the best, and most blessed memorial,