A17384:36
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. These sins cause God many times to take the word from men. When the Jews grew so untoward and envious at the Gentiles, and to have such ill tongues in their heads toward their Teachers, what follows? but that the LORD should turn the labour of his servants from them, and employ it among the Gentiles, Acts 13, &c.
4. These sinnes cause God many times to take the word from men. When the Iews grew so vntoward and enuious at the Gentiles, and to haue such ill tongues in their heads toward their Teachers, what follows? but that the LORD should turn the labor of his seruants from them, and imploy it among the Gentiles, Acts 13, &c.
5. These sins hinder the word, because they hinder the persons in whom they are, from a right disposition to, or use of the word. Any ⟨p. 6⟩of these sins are like poison lying at the stomach, that infects all the food which comes there.
5. These sinnes hinder the word, because they hinder the persons in whom they are, from a right disposition to, or vse of the word. Anie ⟨p. 6⟩of these sins are like poison lying at the stomach, that infects all the food which comes there.
And therefore for these reasons, and many moe which might be alleged, we should bring a general resolution to make conscience of our ways; and to avoid these, and all, and each of these sins.