A17384:3649
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 thus of the defects concerning the first table.1
- 1Or else in respect of the second table.
In the second table divers things may be noted, as were defective in the parts of righteousness, as,
In the second table diuers things may be noted, as were defectiue in the parts of righteousnes, as,
First, there is a general defect of mercy: men do exceedingly fail in that liberality to the distressed, and poor servants: The bowels of mercy are every-where shut up, either altogether, or in the neglect of many degrees and duties of mercy.
First, there is a generall defect of mercy: men doe exceedingly faile in that liberality to the distressed, and poore seruants: The bowels of mercy are euery-where shut vp, either altogether, or in the neglect of many degrees and duties of mercy.
Secondly, in many Christians there is a fearful