A17384:381
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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Eighthly, We should exceedingly strive to grow in the holy, & reverent use of gods ordinances, striving to come with more fear, and sense of the glorious presence of God. This is a wonderful hard lesson, and little heeded of the most. Oh that we could get it, to serve the Lord with fear, and to rejoice, but yet with trembling! Oh blessed is the man, that can fear always, and work out his salvation with fear and trembling.
Eightthly, We should exceedingly striue to grow in the holy, & reuerēt vse of gods ordinances, striuing to come with more feare, and sence of the glorious presence of God. This is a wonderfull hard lesson, and little heeded of the most. Oh that we could get it, to serue the Lord with feare, and to reioyce, but yet with trembling! Oh blessed is the man, that can feare alwaies, and work out his saluation with feare and trembling.
Ninthly, There is another gift we should grow in, and it is marvellously necessary, and comely, and yet extremely neglected, and that is utterance, of which the Apostle makes mention in his short Catalogue, 2. Cor. 8.7. utterance (I say) to be ⟨p. 83⟩able to speak one to another with profit and power in the things of the kingdom of God. This is an admirable grace: and such as attain it and grow in it, how precious are they amongst the Saints!
Ninthly, There is another gift we should grow in, and it is maruelously necessary, and comely, and yet extremely neglected, and that is vtterance, of which the Apostle makes mention in his short Catalogue, 2. Cor. 8.7. vtterance (I say) to be ⟨p. 83⟩able to speake one to another with profit and power in the things of the kingdom of God. This is an admirable grace: and such as attaine it and grow in it, how precious are they amongst the Saints!