A17384:447
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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Thirdly, It should teach us in all our griefs, ⟨p. 98⟩and bitterness to make our recourse to the Word to comfort and sweeten our harts against our fears and sorrows. For at this feast God wipes away all tears from our eyes, Isaiah 25.6, 8.
Thirdly, It should teach vs in all our griefes, ⟨p. 98⟩and bitternes to make our recourse to the Word to comfort and sweeten our harts against our feares and sorrowes. For at this feast God wipes away all teares from our eyes, Esaiah 25.6, 8.
Fourthly, The sweetness of the Word, when we feel it, should satisfy us, yea satisfy us abundantly. We should give so much glory to Gods goodness, as to make it the abundant satisfaction of our hearts, Psal. 36.6.
Fourthly, The sweetnes of the Word, when we feele it, should satisfie vs, yea satisfie vs aboundantly. We should giue so much glory to Gods goodnes, as to make it the abundant satisfaction of our hearts, Psal. 36.6.
Fifthly, Yea further: we should labour to show this sweet savour of the word in our conversations, by mercy to the distressed, by gracious communication, by our contentation, and by all welldoing, that the perfume of Gods grace in us may allure & affect others, that the very places where we come may savour of our goodness even after we are gone.