A17384:3637
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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Tenthly, all that know the happiness of a righteous life, should strive to amend those defects, which are found even in the better sort of people, that so their life at length may answer to the end of Christs death: and therefore we should ⟨p. 868⟩examine our selves throughly.
Tenthly, all that knowe the happines of a righteous life, should striue to amend those defects, which are found euen in the better sort of people, that so their life at length may answer to the end of Christs death: and therefore wee should ⟨p. 868⟩examine our selues throughly.
1The defects and failings found in the lives of righteous men, may be referred to two heads. First, for either they fail in the parts of righteousness. Secondly, or in the manner of well-doing.
1The defects and faylings found in the liues of righteous men, may be referred to two heads. First, for either they faile in the parts of righteousnes. Secondly, or in the manner of well-doing.
- 1Defects of a righteous life of two sorts.
1In the parts of righteousness there are great failings, whether we respect the first, or second table. I will briefly touch the principal defects, which are observed and complained of in Christians in both tables.