A17384:595
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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Fourthly, we should not rest here: but, when ⟨p. 130⟩God hath declared his choice, (as he did by a witness from heaven, even his own voice, Math. 17.5.) we should then hear Christ, and, as the Prophet saith, wait for his law, Isaiah 42.4.
Fourthly, we should not rest heer: but, when ⟨p. 130⟩God hath declared his choice, (as hee did by a witnes from heauen, euen his owne voice, Math. 17.5.) wee should then hear Christ, and, as the Prophet saith, wait for his law, Esay 42.4.
Fifthly, yea, we should so kiss the Son, whom God hath declared as King, by doing our spiritual homage unto him, as that we resolved, both high and low, the greatest estate as well as the meanest, to serve him with all fear, and rejoice before him with trembling: we must express our thankfulness by all possible obedience of heart and life, Psalm 2.11.
Fiftly, yea, we should so kisse the Son, whom God hath declared as King, by doing our spirituall homage vnto him, as that we resolued, both high and lowe, the greatest estate as well as the meanest, to serue him with all fear, and reioyce before him with trembling: wee must expresse our thankfulnesse by all possible obedience of heart and life, Psalm 2.11.