A17384:481
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, that the falling away there mentioned, is not to be understood of any particular falling into some one, or a few sins, but of an universal falling away from the care of all godliness, and into such a condition, as to dislike no sin, as it is sin, and to believe from the heart no part of the Gospel, nor be afraid to wallow in the sins, which formerly he in a sort repented.
Thirdly, that the falling away there mentioned, is not to be vnderstood of any particular falling into some one, or a fewe sinnes, but of an vniuersall falling away from the care of all godlinesse, and into such a condition, as to dislike no sinne, as it is sinne, and to beleeue from the heart no part of the Gospell, nor be afraid to wallow in the sins, which formerly he in a sort repented.
Fourthly, there is in them a personal hatred of the Son of God; they do with the Jews, as much as in them lieth, crucify him again, loathing him, and inwardly swelling, or fretting against the doctrine of Christ, and striving as far as they dare in his Ordinances and people, to put him to shame by scornings and reproaches, or what way else they can, Heb. 6.6. and Chap. 10.29.
Fourthly, there is in them a personall hatred of the Sonne of God; they doe with the Iewes, as much as in them lieth, crucifie him againe, loathing him, and inwardly swelling, or fretting against the doctrine of Christ, and striuing as far as they dare in his Ordinances and people, to put him to shame by scornings and reproaches, or what way else they can, Heb. 6.6. and Chap. 10.29.
Fifthly, they abhor from their hearts the graces of the Spirit, and loath them in the godly; despiting the Spirit of grace,