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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Eleventhly, All wicked men: Because they neglect their reconciliation with God in Christ, and will not believe in him, nor repent of their sins: All that will not be reconciled, when God sends the word of reconciliation unto them, Isaiah 52.11.

Eleuenthly, All wicked men: Because they neglect their reconciliation with God in Christ, and will not beleeue in him, nor repent of their sinnes: All that will not bee reconciled, when God sendes the word of reconciliation vnto them, Esay 52.11.

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Secondly, godly men sin against Christ, and are guilty of disallowing him.

Secondly, godly men sinne against Christ, and are guilty of disallowing him.

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1. When they neglect the establishing of their hearts in the assurance of faith. 2. When they faint and wax weary of prayer, and trusting in God in the time of distress, Luke 18.1, 8. 3. When our harts wax cold within us, and are no inflamed with fervent affections after Christ We neglect him, when we do not highly esteem him above all earthly treasures, Phil. 3.9. ⟨p. 127⟩The fourth thing affirmed of CHRIST, is, that he is chosen of GOD.

1. When they neglect the establishing of their hearts in the assurance of faith. 2. When they faint and wax weary of praier, and trusting in God in the time of distresse,

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