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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Fourthly, In the service of other masters, there is wonderful difference of places, and many of the servants serve in the lowest, and basest offices, without hope of any gain, or respect: But in Christ Jesus there is no difference, bond and free, male and female, Jew and Grecian, &c. in Christ are all one, Col. 3.11.

Fourthly, In the seruice of other masters, there is wonderfull difference of places, and many of the seruants serue in the lowest, and basest offices, without hope of any gaine, or respect: But in Christ Iesus there is no difference, bond and free, male and female, Iewe and Grecian, &c. in Christ are all one, Col. 3.11.

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Fifthly, other Lords may advance their servants to great places, but they cannot give them gifts to discharge them: but Christ doth enrich his servants with every needful gift for the discharge of their callings, 1. Cor. 1.30. Eph. 1. ult.

Fiftly, other Lords may aduance their seruants to great places, but they cannot giue them gifts to discharge them: but Christ doth enrich his seruants with euery needfull gift for the discharge of their callings, 1. Cor. 1.30. Eph. 1. vlt.

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