A commentary

Name: A commentary
Author: Nicholas Byfield

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.

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623

[16], 922, [6] p. · 245k words · STC 4211 · ESTC S107078

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AN EXPOSITION of the Second Chapter of the first Epistle general o… › Verse 2. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, th…: Verse 2. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.AN EXPOSITION of the Second Chapter of the first Epistle generall o… › Verse 2. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, th…: Verse 2. As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.

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Secondly, for our deadness of heart,¹ and unprofitableness of life, which is aggravated against us, 1. When God gives us much means. 2. When we are insensible, or at least incorrigible; know all is not well, and feel our selves to be lashed, and yet mend not. 3. When we are slothful and weary, will not stir up our selves, nor receive direction for the making up of what is lacking to our faith, or to any other gifts; especially when we are wayward, and will go about, rather than be at the trial of direction or asking the way, Jer. 31.21.

Secondly, for our deadnes of heart,¹ and vnprofitablenesse of life, which is aggrauated against vs, 1. When God giues vs much means. 2. When wee are insensible, or at least incorrigible; knowe all is not well, and feel our selues to be lashed, and yet mend not. 3. When wee are slothfull and weary, wil not stirre vp our selues, nor receiue direction for the making vp of what is lacking to our faith, or to any other gifts; especially when wee are weyward, and will go about, rather than bee at the triall of direction or asking the way, Ier. 31.21.

1Unprofitableness of life aggravated in many respects.Vnprofitableness of life aggrauated in many respects.

:405p. 89–90¶3

3. Much more to such as are so far from growing, that they fall away, and decline; lose their first love, and what they have wrought, begin in the Spirit, and end in the flesh. This much vexeth God, and is extremely dangerous to the parties, Isaiah 1.4.

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A commentary

Verse. 3. Because ye have tasted, that the Lord is gracious, or bountiful.

Verse. 3. Because ye haue tasted, that the Lord is gracious, or bountifull.

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Verse. 3. Because ye have tasted, that the Lord is gracious, or bountiful.

Verse. 3. Because ye haue tasted, that the Lord is gracious, or bountifull.

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