A17384:488
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, it may quiet them that complain out of Scruple of Conscience, that their joys they have, be not right, because they are so quickly lost; whereas they must be informed, that the comforts the best men can get in this World, are but a little taste, given out of the Rivers of Gods pleasures.
First, it may quiet them that complaine out of Scruple of Conscience, that their ioyes they haue, be not right, because they are so quickly lost; whereas they must bee informed, that the comforts the best men can get in this World, are but a little taste, giuen out of the Riuers of Gods pleasures.
Secondly, it should make us the more out of love with this life, and kindle in us the love of the appearing of Jesus Christ. Why desire we to live so long on Earth, where we must drink down continually the bitter potions of care and sorrow; and can get but now and then the taste of the comforts of a better life? Why long we not to enjoy those pleasures for evermore? Psal. 17. ult. Yea, we may know how good it is to be in Heaven, by the taste we have sometimes on Earth. If it do us such unspeakable ease and ⟨p. 109⟩joy to feel of the sweetness of God for a little moment? Oh how great then is that goodness, God hath laid up for them, that fear him! Psal. 31.19.
Secondly, it should make vs the more out of loue with this life, and kindle in vs the loue of the appearing of Iesus Christ. Why desire wee to liue so long on Earth, where wee must drinke downe continually the bitter potions of care and sorrow; and can get but now and then the taste of the comforts of a better life? Why long wee not to enioy those pleasures for euermore? Psal. 17. vlt. Yea, we may know how good it is to bee in Heauen, by the taste wee haue sometimes on Earth. If it doe vs such vnspeakeable ease and