A17384:593
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, we should learn of God, how to make our choice. On the one side is offered unto us the pleasures and profits of the world, and the enticements of sin and Satan: and the other, in the Gospel of Christ is set forth and offered to us as the means of our happiness. Now, it is our part to take to Christ, and renounce the world, and forgo the pleasures of sin, which are but for a season: we should utterly refuse the voice of sin, never to be the guests of such folly, but rather to listen to the voice of wisdom, Proverbs 7. and 8.
Secondly, wee should learn of God, how to make our choice. On the one side is offred vnto vs the pleasures and profits of the world, and the inticements of sinne and Satan: and the other, in the Gospell of Christ is set forth and offred to vs as the means of our happinesse. Now, it is our part to take to Christ, and renounce the world, and forgo the pleasures of sinne, which are but for a season: wee should vtterly refuse the voice of sinne, neuer to be the guests of such folly, but rather to listen to the voice of wisdome, Prouerbs 7. and 8.
Thirdly, Is Christ chosen of God, that one of a thousand? Then it learns the Church to be in love with him, yea, to be sick of love, as is imported▪ Canticles 5.8, 9, 10. An ordinary affection should not serve the turn: our hearts should be singularly inflamed with desire after such a match, found out and chosen of God for us.
Thirdly, Is Christ chosen of God, that one of a thousand? Then it learns the Church to bee in loue with him, yea, to bee sick of loue, as is imported▪ Canticles 5.8, 9, 10. An ordinary affection should not serue the turn: our hearts should bee singularly inflamed with desire after such a match, found out and chosen of God for vs.