A17384:3749
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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Thus of the first part, that is, mans misery by nature.
The means of recovery out of that misery, followeth; and that is noted in the word Return. Where first may be observed, that wicked men may return. It is not impossible for men that have spent a great part of their lives in sin and vanity, at the length to be saved. And it is the first part of a mans work that would return, to inform himself seriously of the arguments that may prove, that he may be helped out of his misery. The first thing a diseased man inquires after, is, whether his disease be curable or no.
The means of recouery out of that misery, followeth; and that is noted in the word Returne. Where first may bee obserued, that wicked men may return. It is not impossible for men that haue spent a great part of their liues in sinne and vanity, at the length to be saued. And it is the first part of a mans work that would return, to inform himself seriously of the arguments that may prooue, that he may be helped out of his misery. The first thing a diseased man inquires after, is, whether his disease be curable or no.
Now, there are divers things that give hope of curing and salvation, even to men that are as yet ⟨p. 898⟩clean out of the way; as,
Now, there are diuers things that giue hope of curing and saluation, euen to men that are as yet ⟨p. 898⟩clean out of the way; as,