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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Use 2. First, to account of Christ as most precious, to esteem of him as ever precious in our eyes, and show it; ¹1. By seeking to get Christ above all gettings. 2. By accounting all things but as dust and dung, in comparison of the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, Phil. 3.8. 3. By selling all, to buy this precious stone, Math. 13. forsaking father and mother, house and land for Christs sake, and the Gospels. 4. By keeping our communion with Christ with all carefulness. ⟨p. 135⟩5. By avoiding all the ways, by which Christ is disallowed and dis-esteemed. 6. By longing for, and loving his appearing, 2. Tim. 4. hasting to it, and looking for his coming, 2. Pet. 3.

Vse 2. First, to account of Christ as most precious, to esteeme of him as euer precious in our eies, and shew it; ¹1. By seeking to get Christ aboue all gettings. 2. By accounting all things but as dust and dung, in comparison of the excellent knowledge of Iesus Christ, Phil. 3.8. 3. By selling all, to buy this precious stone, Math. 13. forsaking father and mother, house and land for Christs sake, and the Gospels. 4. By keeping our communion with Christ with all carefulnes. ⟨p. 135⟩5. By auoiding all the waies, by which Christ is disallowed and dis-esteemed. 6. By longing for, and louing his appearing, 2. Tim. 4. hasting to it, and looking for his comming,

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