A17384:502
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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Lastly, the best Christians are often much restrained in their taste of the sweetness of Gods favour and presence, because they are not careful enough to attend upon God in his ordinances: they do not seek God, and strive to find Gods favour and presence in the means: they hear and pray loosely, with too much slackness and remissness of zeal and attention.
Lastly, the best Christians are often much restrained in their taste of the sweetnes of Gods fauour and presence, because they are not carefull enough to attend vpon God in his ordinances: they doo not seek God, and striue to finde Gods fauour and presence in the means: they hear and pray loosely, with too much slacknes and remisnes of zeal and attention.
The consideration hereof should serve much to humble and melt the hearts of such as feel this to be their case: they should be afraid and tremble at the judgements of God upon them herein, and fear their own case, and by speedy repentance make their recourse to God in the Name of Christ, to seek a remedy for their distress.
The consideration heerof should serue much to humble and melt the hearts of such as feel this to be their case: they should be afraid and tremble at the iudgements of God vpon them heerin, and fear their owne case, and by speedy repentance make their recourse to God in the Name of Christ, to seek a remedy for their distresse.
And to this end, 1. They should gather a Catalogue of all such sins as they know by themselves, for which they might most fear Gods displeasure; and then go in secret, and humble themselves in confession of those sins, striving till the Lord be pleased to give them a soft hart and sensible sorrows. This course will both mar the relish of sin, and besides, it opens the fountain of grace and joy in the heart of a man, Hosh. 14.3.5.