A17384:468
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, In the effects and consequents of tasting: for, 1. A wicked man may taste, but he never digests: An evil conscience casts up the food again, or chokes and poisons it: whereas in godly men their taste abides in them, and they digest the food they receive: The virtue of it continues with them. 2. A godly man is transformed, and made another man by this taste, so is not the wicked man: It is not a savour of life to the wicked. 3. A true taste in the godly, works, as is before noted, a high estimation, and sound contentment: so as the godly place the felicity of their ⟨p. 104⟩lives in this communion with God, & his word: But that can never a wicked man do.
Fiftly, In the effects and consequents of tasting: for, 1. A wicked man may taste, but hee neuer digests: An euill conscience casts vp the food againe, or choakes and poisons it: whereas in godly men their taste abides in them, and they digest the food they receiue: The vertue of it continues with them. 2. A godly man is transformed, and made another man by this taste, so is not the wicked man: It is not a sauour of life to the wicked. 3. A true taste in the godly, works, as is before noted, a high estimation, and sound contentment: so as the godly place the felicity of their ⟨p. 104⟩liues in this communion with God, & his word: But that can neuer a wicked man doe.
Sixthly, and lastly, wicked men may seem to taste, and yet do not: Many men profess religion, and delight in the word, and in religion, and religious duties, who yet never did attain to it, but constantly found a weariness, secret loathing, and many times a secret and inward ill savour in the word, and in the duties of religion: so as the taste is more in their mouths, when they talk with others, then in their hearts, when they are afore God.
Sixtly, and lastly, wicked men may seem to taste, and yet doe not: Many men professe religion, and delight in the word, and in religion, and religious duties, who yet neuer did attaine to it, but constantly found a wearines, secret loathing, and many times a secret and inward ill sauor in the word, and in the duties of religion: so as the taste is more in their mouthes, when they talk with others, then in their hearts, when they are afore God.