A17384:475
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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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.
Secondly, it should work exceeding thankfulness to God, if we have found this sound and secret taste in the Word; we should every one & for ever, say, In the Lord will I praise his Word, Psal. 56.
Secondly, it should worke exceeding thankefulnesse to God, if we haue found this sound and secret taste in the Word; we should euery one & for euer, say, In the Lord will I praise his Word, Psal. 56.
Thirdly, Here is matter of terror unto wicked men, and that first, to such of them as never felt any sweetness in the Word. How should they be amazed to think of it, that God doth from Sabbath to Sabbath restrain his blessings from them, and, as contemning them, to pass by them, and take no inward notice of them? 2. But especially here is unspeakable terror to such as have had that taste in the sixth to the Hebrews, if they should ever fall from it, as is there mentioned. For, if this taste go out of thine heart, take heed of the sin against the holy Ghost: For at the loss of taste, begins that eternal ruin of these men. If thou be not warned in time, thou mayest come to such a condition, as it will be impossible for thee to be renewed by repentance,