A commentary

Name: A commentary
Author: Nicholas Byfield

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.

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623

[16], 922, [6] p. · 245k words · STC 4211 · ESTC S107078

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AN EXPOSITION of the Second Chapter of the first Epistle general o… › Verse 4. To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed of men, b…: Verse 4. To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God, an…AN EXPOSITION of the Second Chapter of the first Epistle generall o… › Verse 4. To whom coming, as to a liuing stone, disallowed of men, b…: Verse 4. To whom coming, as to a liuing stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God, an…

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Verse 4. To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God, and precious.

Verse 4. To whom coming, as to a liuing stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God, and precious.

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Hitherto of the exhortation, as it concerns the Word of God. The exhortation, as it concerns the Son of God, follows, from verse 4. to verse 13: wherein it is the purpose of the Apostle, ⟨p. 113⟩to show unto them in the second place the principal means of holiness, even the original fountain it self, and that is Christ; to whom they must continually come to seek grace, if ever they will prosper and grow in godliness.

HItherto of the exhortation, as it concernes the Word of God. The exhortation, as it concerns the Sonne of God, follows, from verse 4. to verse 13: wherein it is the purpose of the Apostle, ⟨p. 113⟩to shew vnto them in the second place the principall means of holinesse, euen the originall fountain it self, and that is Christ; to whom they must continually come to seek grace, if euer they will prosper and growe in godlinesse.

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In the exhortation, as it concerns Christ, three things may be observed.

In the exhortation, as it concerns Christ, three things may be obserued.

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Verse 4. To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God, and precious.

Verse 4. To whom coming, as to a liuing stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God, and precious.

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