A17384:449
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, 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.
Fiftly, Yea further: we should labour to shew this sweet sauour of the word in our conuersations, by mercy to the distressed, by gracious communication, by our contentation, and by all weldoing, that the perfume of Gods grace in vs may allure & affect others, that the very places where we come may sauour of our goodnes euen after we are gone.
Sixthly, We should be always praising of God for the good things of his Sanctuary, acknowledging all to come from his free grace without our deserts, Psal. 84.4. entertaining his presence with all possible admiration, saying with the Psalmist, O Lord, how excellent is thy goodness! Psal. 36.9▪
Sixtly, We should be alwaies praising of God for the good things of his Sanctuary, acknowledging all to come frō his free grace without our deserts, Psal. 84.4. entertaining his presence with all possible admiration, saying with the Psalmist, O Lord, how excellent is thy goodness! Psal. 36.9▪