A17384:540
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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He is said to be a living stone: and some think to liken him thereby to a flint stone, which being smitten, the sparkles (as if it had fire in it) give fire and light to other things. It is true, that Christ hath life in himself, and doth give the sparkles upon the flames of life and light to other men. But I think, the stone here doth not import so much by any likeness in it, because it is a corner stone in the building, which usually neither is, nor can be of flint. But he is said to be a living stone, to distinguish him from material stones; and by that word living, to show what the metaphor ⟨p. 121⟩stone cannot resemble: For though a stone might shadow out the continuance, and eternity of Christ by the lastingness of it; yet life is given here to Christ, not only because he lives himself, and can do no more, Rom. 6.9. but because he is by effects, life, that is, he makes life in the godly, whereby they become living stones also.
He is said to be a liuing stone: and some think to liken him thereby to a flint stone, which being smitten, the sparkles (as if it had fire in it) giue fire and light to other things. It is true, that Christ hath life in himselfe, and doth giue the sparkles vpon the flames of life and light to other men. But I thinke, the stone heer doth not import so much by any likenes in it, because it is a corner stone in the building, which vsually neither is, nor can be of flint. But he is said to be a liuing stone, to distinguish him from materiall stones; and by that word liuing, to shew what the metaphor ⟨p. 121⟩stone cannot resemble: For though a stone might shadow out the continuance, and eternity of Christ by the lastingnes of it; yet life is giuen heer to Christ, not onely because hee liues himselfe, and can doe no more, Rom. 6.9. but because he is by effects, life, that is, he makes life in the godly, whereby they become liuing stones also.