A17384:579
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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Secondly, godly men sin against Christ, and are guilty of disallowing him.
Secondly, godly men sinne against Christ, and are guilty of disallowing him.
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, Luke 18.1, 8. 3. When our harts wax cold within vs, and are no inflamed with feruent affections after Christ We neglect him, when we do not highly esteem him aboue all earthly treasures, Phil. 3.9. ⟨p. 127⟩The fourth thing affirmed of CHRIST, is, that hee is chosen of GOD.
Chosen of God.]