A17384:3697
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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Doct. 3 Christ is a Physician for the body of man, as well as for the soul: In Christ our bodies may be healed. Christ provided healing for mans body, as well as for his soul, and mens bodies he heals either in this life, or in the general Resurrection: First, in this life some he hath healed by miracle, as he did multitudes in the days of his flesh, while he was here in this world; which he did in execution of his office, as having charge of mens bodies: and some he healed by means, giving his blessing unto the medicines provided in nature, and applied by the skilful, to the diseased: yea he undertakes the healing of all Gods Elect in their bodies, as this place imports, which he doth promise, and will perform, if it be good for them. Many times to heal the body, would hurt the soul, or keep the leper from heaven, and then Christ will not heal them: else he undertakes, and is bound to heal the body as well as the soul. But the especial healing is at the resurrection, when ⟨p. 885⟩all the bodies of the Saints shall be healed perfectly of all diseases, and freed from the very disposition, yea the very possibility to have any diseases.
Doct. 3 Christ is a Physician for the body of man, as well as for the soule: In Christ our bodies may be healed. Christ prouided healing for mans body, as well as for his soule, and mens bodies he heales either in this life, or in the generall Resurrection: First, in this life some hee hath healed by miracle, as hee did multitudes in the daies of his flesh, while hee was heere in this world; which he did in execution of his office, as hauing charge of mens bodies: and some hee healed by meanes, giuing his blessing vnto the medicines prouided in nature, and applied by the skilfull, to the diseased: yea hee vndertakes the healing of all Gods Elect in their bodies, as this place imports, which hee doth promise, and will performe, if it bee good for them. Many times to heale the body, would hurt the soule, or keepe the leper from heauen, and then Christ will not heal them: else he vndertakes, and is bound to heale the body as well as the soule. But the especial healing is at the resurrection, when ⟨p. 885⟩all the bodies of the Saints shall be healed perfectly of all diseases, and freed from the very disposition, yea the very possibility to haue any diseases.