A17384:473
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, wicked men may taste of the powers of the life to come, by joying at the thoughts that they shall go to heaven, and pleasing themselves in the contemplation of it. But it is still a false taste, for they have no sound evidence for their hope, nor do any ma•kes of a child of God appear in them, nor can they allege one sentence of Scripture, rightly understood, for the means of it.
Thirdly, wicked men may taste of the powers of the life to come, by ioying at the thoughts that they shall goe to heauen, and pleasing themselues in the contemplation of it. But it is still a false taste, for they haue no sound euidence for their hope, nor doe any ma•kes of a childe of God appeare in them, nor can they alleage one sentence of Scripture, rightly vnderstood, for the meanes of it.
First, for Trial. All men should seriously try their estates, in respect of this taste, by pondering upon what is before written concerning the nature and differences of it.
First, for Triall. All men should seriously try their estates, in respect of this taste, by pondering vpon what is before written concerning the nature and differences of it.