A17384:610
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, another cause is unbelief. Men have a secret kind of Atheism in them, and do not believe the report of the servants of Christ out of the Word, Isaiah 53.1, 3.
Secondly, another cause is vnbeliefe. Men haue a secret kinde of Atheisme in them, and doe not beleeue the report of the seruants of Christ out of the Word, Esay 53.1, 3.
Thirdly, another cause is, that the most men look upon the outside of the kingdom of Christ, and of the estate of Christians; which, because they find it covered with afflictions, and seated in a low condition without outward splendour, ⟨p. 134⟩they therefore contemn it: Our life is hid with Christ in God, Colos. 3.3.
Thirdly, another cause is, that the most men look vpon the outside of the kingdom of Christ, and of the estate of Christians; which, because they find it couered with afflictions, and seated in a low condition without outward splendor, ⟨p. 134⟩they therefore contemn it: Our life is hid with Christ in God, Colos. 3.3.
Fourthly, but the main reason is, because men do falsely esteem of other things, they set so high a price upon their pleasures, profits, lusts, credits, honours, hopes, &c. that Christ is not remembered nor valued, unless it be at Juda• his rate, and yet many will not value him at so much as thirty pence, but they will make shipwreck of a good conscience even for a penny, I mean for extreme small gain, in buying and selling, and such like dealing.