A17384:650
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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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.
As lively stones.]
As liuely stones.]
IT is not unusual in Scripture, to compare men to stones: and so both wicked men and godly men.
IT is not vnusuall in Scripture, to compare men to stones: and so both wicked men and godly men.
Wicked men are likened to stones, first, for their insensibleness: and so the heart of Nabal was like a stone. Secondly▪ for their silent amazement, when iniquity shall stop their mouth: thus they were still as a stone, Ex. 15.16. Thirdly, for their sinking down under Gods judgements: so the Egyptians sunk into the sea like a stone, Exod. ⟨p. 141⟩