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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Eighthly, sincerely. And we must show our sincerity, 1. By forsaking the way of the foolish, Pro. 9.6, 23, 4. 2. By coming in the truth of our hearts. For, an hypocrite cannot stand before him without flattering, lying, dissimulation, or wavering; not as the Israelites came to God, Psal. 78.32, 34. So as Christ may discern, that we have a true thirst, whatsoever we want, John 7.37. 3. Thirdly, by renouncing all other hopes, as they said of God, Jer. 3.22. 4. By resolving to cleave to Christ in a perpetual covenant, Jer. 50.5. 5. By coming to Christ, notwithstanding ⟨p. 139⟩dangers or difficulties: though it were with Peter to leap into the sea, Mat•. 14.29. or with the wise-men to come from the East, Math. 2. and though we find Christ in a prison, Math. 25. and though it were to deny our selves, and to take up our Cross daily, Luke 9.24.

Eightthly, sincerely. And we must shew our sincerity, 1. By forsaking the way of the foolish, Pro. 9.6, 23, 4. 2. By comming in the truth of our hearts. For, an hypocrite cannot stand before him without flattering, lying, dissimulation, or wauering; not as the Israelites came to God, Psal. 78.32, 34. So as Christ may discern, that wee haue a true thirst, whatsoeuer we want, Iohn 7.37. 3. Thirdly, by renouncing all other hopes, as they said of God,

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A commentary

Verse 5. Ye also, as lively stones, be made a spiritual house, an holy Priest-hood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Verse 5. Ye also, as liuely stones, be made a spirituall house, an holy Priest-hood, to offer vp spirituall sacrifices, acceptable to God by Iesus Christ.

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Verse 5. Ye also, as lively stones, be made a spiritual house, an holy Priest-hood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Verse 5. Ye also, as liuely stones, be made a spirituall house, an holy Priest-hood, to offer vp spirituall sacrifices, acceptable to God by Iesus Christ.

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