A17384:658
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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Now the godly are likened to stones in divers respects.1 First, they are like stones to grave upon, and so they are like those stones, which must have ⟨p. 142⟩the law graved upon, set up in mount Ebal, Deut. 27, 2, 3, 4. What is the mount, but the world? and what is Ebal, but vanity, or sorrow? and what are those graved stones, but the godly with the law of God written in their hearts, the light whereof shineth on the hill of the vanity of this world, and lasteth in the midst of all the sorrows of this world? Secondly, they are like stones for strength and unmovednes in all the storms of life. The rain pierceth not the stones, nor do afflictions batter the hearts of Gods servants: strength is attributed to stones in that speech of Job 6.12. Thirdly, They are like stones for continuance and durableness, they will last for ever: so will their persons, and so ought the affections of their hearts. Lastly, they are like stones for a building, and that in two respects.
Now the godly are likened to stones in diuers respects.1 First, they are like stones to graue vpon, and so they are like those stones, which must haue ⟨p. 142⟩the law graued vpon, set vp in mount Ebal, Deut. 27, 2, 3, 4. What is the mount, but the world? and what is Ebal, but vanity, or sorrow? and what are those graued stones, but the godly with the law of God written in their hearts, the light whereof shineth on the hill of the vanity of this world, and lasteth in the midst of all the sorrowes of this world? Secondly, they are like stones for strength and vnmouednes in all the stormes of life. The raine pierceth not the stones, nor doe afflictions batter the hearts of Gods seruants: strength is attributed to stones in that speech of Iob 6.12