A17384:649
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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Use. The use of all this should be chiefly to persuade with every one of us, to make conscience of this duty to come unto Christ, and the rather considering,
Vse. The vse of all this should be chiefly to perswade with euerie one of vs, to make conscience of this dutie to come vnto Christ, and the rather considering,
First,1 the necessity of it here imported, in that without coming to Christ we cannot possibly attain unto sound reformation of life: without Christ we can do nothing.
First,1 the necessitie of it here imported, in that without comming to Christ we cannot possibly attaine vnto sound reformation of life: without Christ we can doe nothing.
- 1Many are the reasons why we should come to Christ.
Secondly, the encouragements we have to come to him, and these are many. For 1. If we consider the invitation of Christ, he calls us to come unto him, we cannot displease him by coming, but by not coming and neglecting him, Matth. 11.29. Canticles 2.10, 13. Math. 22.