A17384:675
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. This doctrine implies a great deal of reproof also: First, to Hypocrites, that have a name, that they live, but they are dead, Revel. 3.1. Secondly, to declining Christians, that suffer their first love to abate in them, and can be contented to lose sensibly the power of affections, which formerly they had. Thirdly, to many drooping Christians, which out of melancholy, and unbelief, affect a kind of wilful sadness, and heartlessness, hindering thereby their own assurance, and causing the easy yoke of Christ to be ill thought of, besides many other inconveniences.
Vse. This doctrine implies a great deale of reproofe also: First, to Hypocrites, that haue a name, that they liue, but they are dead, Reuel. 3.1. Secondly, to declining Christians, that suffer their first loue to abate in them, and can be contented to lose sensibly the power of affections, which formerly they had. Thirdly, to many drooping Christians, which out of melancholy, and vnbeliefe, affect a kind of wilfull sadnes, and hartlesnes, hindring therby their own assurance, and causing the easie yoak of Christ to bee ill thought of, besides many other inconueniences.
Thus of the second thing.
Be ye built up.]
Be yee built vp.]