A17384:462
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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Quest. Now there-hence ariseth a great question: What should be the difference between this taste in wicked men, and the true taste in godly men?
Quest. Now there-hence ariseth a great question: What should bee the difference between this taste in wicked men, and the true taste in godly men?
Answer. For answer hereunto, divers differences may be given.
Answer. For answer heerunto, diuers differences may be giuen.
1First, in the things tasted there is a difference. For, wicked men may have common graces, yea, and miraculous gifts too, by imposition of hands, (and these are a great taste given them of the glory of Gods Kingdom) but they never taste of saving graces: or if a taste of saving graces were granted, yet they taste as it were of the River running by them, but not of the Fountain; whereas the Godly have the very Spring of grace flowing in them.
1First, in the things tasted there is a difference. For, wicked men may haue common graces, yea, and miraculous gifts too, by imposition of hands, (and these are a great taste giuen them of the glory of Gods Kingdome) but they neuer taste of sauing graces: or if a taste of sauing graces were granted, yet they taste as it were of the Riuer running by them, but not of the Fountain; whereas the Godly haue the very Spring of grace flowing in them.
- 1Wherein the taste of wicked men and the godly differ.