A17384:659
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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First, If you consider the manner of their calling into the Church: they are digged out of the quarry of mankind, as stones digged out of the earth, being in themselves by nature but stones of darkness, such as might never have seen the light.
First, If you consider the manner of their calling into the Church: they are digged out of the quarry of mankinde, as stones digged out of the earth, being in themselues by nature but stones of darknesse, such as might neuer haue seene the light.
Secondly, If you consider their union with Christ, and Christians in one body, they are like the stone of the house compact in themselves, and upon the foundation.
Secondly, If you consider their vnion with Christ, and Christians in one body, they are like the stone of the house compact in themselues, and vpon the foundation.
Use. The use may be briefly: First, for information: Here is come to pass that saying that is written, God is able of stones to raise up children unto Abraham. Secondly, let all the servants of God take pleasure in the stones of this spiritual ⟨p. 143⟩Zion, Psalm. 102.15. and let us all learn to be like stones in the former senses, for the receiving the impression of the law, and for constancy and durableness, and for care to keep our communion with Christ, and Christians.
Vse. The vse may be briefly: First, for information: Heere is come to passe that saying that is written, God is able of stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. Secondly, let all the seruants of God take pleasure in the stones of this spirituall