A17384:3595
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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Use. The use should be, first, for trial. Men should throughly search themselves, whether they be indeed righteous men: and the more carefully ⟨p. 857⟩should they search, because the most righteous on earth have their many ignorances and frailties. There is no man but sinneth daily, and in many things: and besides, a man may attain to some kind of righteousness, and yet not enter into the Kingdom of heaven; as; there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not cleansed from their sins. And the Pharisees had a righteousness that had many praises: they gave alms, and fasted, and prayed long prayers, and did that which was warrantable, in respect of the Law outwardly; and yet, if our righteousness exceed not the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, we cannot enter into the Kingdom of heaven.
Vse. The vse should bee, first, for triall. Men should throughly search themselues, whether they be indeed righteous men: and the more carefully ⟨p. 857⟩should they search, because the most righteous on earth haue their many ignorances and frailties. There is no man but sinneth daily, and in many things: and besides, a man may attaine to some kinde of righteousnes, and yet not enter into the Kingdome of heauen; as; there is a generation that are pure in their owne eies, and yet are not clensed from their sinnes. And the Pharises had a righteousnes that had many praises: they gaue alms, and fasted, and praied long praiers, and did that which was warrantable, in respect of the Law outwardly; and yet, if our righteousnes exceed not the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises, we cannot enter into the Kingdome of heauen.
Quest. But how may a man know all his infirmities, notwithstanding he be truly righteous, and have such a righteousness as doth exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees?
Quest. But how may a man knowe all his infirmities, notwithstanding hee bee truely righteous, and haue such a righteousnes as doth exceed the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises?