A17384:3707
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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Verse 25. For you were as sheep going astray, but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Verse 25. For you were as sheepe going astray, but are now returned vnto the Shepheard and Bishop of your soules.
Hitherto of the effects of Christs sufferings in respect of us: In respect of himself, the effect was his exaltation to become the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, even of the souls of all the Elect: which is so implied in the words of this verse, as withal in a passage is expressed both our misery without Christ, and our happiness under his government.
HItherto of the effects of Christs sufferings in respect of vs: In respect of himselfe, the effect was his exaltation to become the Shepherd and Bishop of our soules, euen of the soules of all the Elect: which is so implied in the words of this verse, as withall in a passage is expressed both our misery without Christ, and our happines vnder his gouernment.
The words of this verse in themselves contain three things. First, our misery by nature: in our selves we are as sheep deceived, or going astray. Secondly, the means of our recovery out of that estate, and that is, the causing of us to return. ⟨p. 888⟩Thirdly, our happiness under the government of Jesus Christ, to whose charge we are committed when we return.
The words of this verse in themselues containe three things. First, our misery by nature: in our selues wee are as sheep deceiued, or going astray. Secondly, the meanes of our recouery out of that estate, and that is, the causing of vs to returne.