A17384:689
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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Ninthly, Sobriety in the use of lawful things: All things are lawful, but all things edify not, 1. Corinthians 10.23.
Ninthly, Sobriety in the vse of lawfull things: All things are lawfull, but all things edifie not, 1. Corinthians 10.23.
Tenthly, Prayer: for except the Lord build the house, in vain do they labour to build it, Psalm 127.1.
Tenthly, Praier: for except the Lord build the house, in vaine doe they labour to build it, Psalme 127.1.
Out of all this we may inform our selves concerning the causes of not profiting in many. The reason why many Christians are not built up, or why they increase not in godliness, is, that they are guilty of these, or some of these things implied in these directions.
Out of all this wee may informe our selues concerning the causes of not profiting in many. The reason why many Christians are not built vp, or why they increase not in godliness, is, that they are guilty of these, or some of these things implied in these directions.