A17384:409
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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Question. But what shall a man do to help himself, that finds he hath declined, &c?
Question. But what shall a man doe to help himselfe, that findes he hath declined, &c?
Answer. He must take unto himself words, and confess his sin to God, and return to the Lord heartily, he will heal even his back-sliding: Hose. 14.3.4.5.
Answer. He must take vnto himselfe words, and confesse his sin to God, and returne to the Lord hartily, he will heale euen his back-sliding: Hose. 14.3.4.5.
Use 2. Secondly, for instruction, and so it should persuade with us mightily to hold on, and never faint in the way, but strive to the perfection of every good gift of God, not being weary of well-doing, knowing, that it is ashamed still to be children, and that God doth require a righteousness of us, that should exceed the righteousness of all the Papists, and Pharisees, in the world, and to this end, we should preserve in us this desire after the sincere milk of the word, ⟨p. 91⟩and watch against security and slothfulness, the dangerous moths of godliness.
Vse 2. Secondly, for instruction, and so it should perswade with vs mightily to hold on, and neuer faint in the way, but striue to the perfection of euery good gift of God, not being weary of well-doing, knowing, that it is ashame still to bee children, and that God doth require a righteousnes of vs, that should exceed the righteousnes of all the Papists, and Pharises, in the world, and to this end, we should preserue in vs this desire after the sincere milk of the word,