A17384:3694
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 to warn such as are in health, to walk humbly: For they know not, how soon sickness may seize upon them. Secondly, such as have their friends taken away by sickness, or are yet afflicted, should submit to Gods will: For this is the case of all men, even the greatest, yea and Gods elect are liable to such a condition by nature.
Vse. The vse should bee to warne such as are in health, to walke humbly: For they know not, how soone sicknes may seaze vpon them. Secondly, such as haue their friends taken away by sicknes, or are yet afflicted, should submit to Gods will: For this is the case of all men, euen the greatest, yea and Gods elect are liable to such a condition by nature.
Doct. 2. The diseases of the body are grievous; & therefore Christ takes notice of that kind of distress to provide for the healing of our bodies. We see by experience, that of many sorts of crosses, it is most grievous to bear the pains that arise from the wounds or sickness of the body; and it is the more grievous, partly, because no men are privileged ⟨p. 884⟩from diseases, but either have them, or are in danger of them, as was said before, and partly, because God hath armed such a multitude of sorts of diseases, to which the body of man is liable.
Doct. 2. The diseases of the body are grieuous; & therfore Christ takes notice of that kind of distress to prouide for the healing of our bodies. We see by experience, that of many sorts of crosses, it is most grieuous to beare the paines that arise from the wounds or sicknes of the body; and it is the more grieuous, partly, because no men are priuiledged ⟨p. 884⟩from diseases, but either haue them, or are in danger of them, as was said before, and partly, because God hath armed such a multitude of sorts of diseases, to which the body of man is liable.