A17384:3617
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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Fourthly, in the continuance of righteousness. The just man doth righteousness at all times, Psalm 106.2. Luke 1.75. His desire is for ever to be employed in good works: whereas the Pharisees righteousness is but by fits, and as the morning dew, and if trouble come for righteousness, he falls away, and forsakes his righteousness, &c.
Fourthly, in the continuance of righteousnesse. The iust man doth righteousnes at all times, Psalm 106.2. Luke 1.75. His desire is for euer to bee imployed in good works: whereas the Pharises righteousnes is but by fits, and as the morning deaw, and if trouble come for righteousnes, he fals away, and forsakes his righteousnes, &c.
And thus of the use for trial.
And thus of the vse for triall.
Use 2. Secondly, the excellent living of such as live righteously, may greatly reprove such as cannot be stirred with these things to a conscionable care of forsaking their sins, and of living righteously.
Vse 2. Secondly, the excellent liuing of such as liue righteously, may greatly reproue such as cannot bee stirred with these things to a conscionable care of forsaking their sinnes, and of liuing righteously.