A17384:552
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, it should be the singular joy of our harts, when we see the corner stone cast down, and ⟨p. 123⟩God begin to build in any place the work of godliness, and religion: We have more cause to rejoice for that spiritual work, then the Jews had to shout, when the corner stone of the Temple was brought out to be laid for a foundation of the building, Zachar. 4.7, 10.
Lastly, it should be the singular ioy of our harts, when wee see the corner stone cast downe, and ⟨p. 123⟩God begin to build in any place the work of godlines, and religion: Wee haue more cause to reioice for that spirituall worke, then the Iewes had to shout, when the corner stone of the Temple was brought out to bee laid for a foundation of the building, Zachar. 4.7, 10.
Thirdly, the third thing said of Christ, is, that he was disallowed of men.
Thirdly, the third thing said of Christ, is, that hee was disallowed of men.
Disallowed of men.]