A17384:410
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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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.
These words contain the fourth reason to persuade to the desire after the word, and it is taken from the experience they have had of the goodness of God, comforting them in the word: If ever they tasted the sweetness of the word, they must needs have an appetite to it.
THese words containe the fourth reason to perswade to the desire after the word, and it is taken from the experience they haue had of the goodnes of God, comforting them in the word: If euer they tasted the sweetnes of the word, they must needes haue an appetite to it.
In these few words there are divers points of Doctrine to be observed and explained: as namely,
In these few wordes there are diuers poynts of Doctrine to bee obserued and explained: as namely,
First, That God is gracious.