A17384:420
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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Fifthly, many live in the church, and yet never taste of the sweetness of God and his word.
Fiftly, many liue in the church, and yet neuer taste of the sweetnes of God and his word.
Sixthly, It is a singular shame for such as have felt the sweetness of the word, to fail in their desire after it.
Sixtly, It is a singular shame for such as haue felt the sweetnes of the word, to faile in their desire after it.
For the first. Where the Lord is praised for graciousness, by the word used in the original ⟨p. 93⟩here, it is to occasion in us the admiration of the goodness of Gods nature. For in this one word are many distinct praises imported: As
For the first. Where the Lord is praised for graciousnes, by the word vsed in the originall ⟨p. 93⟩heere, it is to occasion in vs the admiration of the goodnes of Gods nature. For in this one word are many distinct praises imported: As