A17384:4
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO THE HONOURABLE KNIGHT, SIR HORATIO VERE, General of the English forces in the Low-countries; and to his most worthy Lady, the Lady MARY VERE; all happiness that a poor widow may, in their behalf, pray for at the Throne of Grace.
TO THE HONOVRABLE KNIGHT, SIR HORATIO VERE, Generall of the English forces in the Low-countries; and to his most worthy Lady, the Lady MARY VERE; all happiness that a poor widow may, in their behalfe, pray for at the Throne of Grace.
My much-honoured Lord and Lady:
AS that special duty which I my self owe to you both; so that purpose which my dear husband had (while he lived) of dedicating to you this Commentary of his ⟨image 3⟩upon S. Peters Epistle, bindeth me (who am left his sole Executrix, to see his Will every way performed) to set out this first of his works published since his death, under your Honourable Names. It pleased you to take into your Family a child of his body: be further pleased (I pray you) to take into your Patronage this child of his soul; which, as an Orphan, yea, as a Posthumus, in all humility is presented unto you. You manifested more than ordinary kindness to my husband while he lived; we and ours have oft tasted of the sweetness of your bounty: so that I should deserve to be accounted most ingrateful, if I should bury so many favours in oblivion, or neglect to provoke others to love and good works, by proposal of your example. Accept, I beseech you, this poor acknowledgement of thanks; which is most due, first, to that primary Fountain of all goodness, Almighty God, for keeping your Lordship safe in your late employment in the Palatinate, and for freeing your Ladyship from those fears whereunto you could not but be subject, by reason of his long absence; and for giving