A17384:735
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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Secondly, it was their office to blow in the silver trumpets, and that upon four occasions, as you may see, Num. 10. First, The one was to assemble the congregation, or the Princes to the tabernacle. Secondly, The other was to give an alarm, when there was any remove of the camp. Thirdly, The third was in the time of War, when they mustered to battle. Fourthly, The fourth was for joys sake at the time of solemn feasts, and for thanksgiving to God: and in all these we should be like the Priests: We should be as trumpets to call one upon another to go up to the house of the Lord, Isaiah. 2.2. Secondly, We should every where proclaim mortality, and signify that the whole host must remove: we must cry, All flesh is grass, 1. Pet. 1.23. Thirdly, We should also blow the trumpet of defence, and arm our selves in the spiritual warfare, and call upon God to save us from our enemies, and stir up one another provoking to love, and good works, 1. Pet. 4.1, 2. 2 Tim. 2.3, 4. 2 Cor. 10.4, 5. We should cry aloud like a trumpet, in reproving the transgressions of men, and opposing the sins of the time, Isaiah 58.1. Ephes. 5. Lastly, we should trumpet out the praises of God for all the goodness he hath showed unto us, we should blow as in the new moon, Psal. 81.3. But then in all this we must remember, that we blow with a silver trumpet, that is, with all discretion and sincerity, &c.
Secondly, it was their office to blow in the siluer trumpets, and that vpon foure occasions, as you may see, Num. 10. First, The one was to assemble the congregation, or the Princes to the tabernacle. Secondly, The other was to giue an alarum, when there was any remoue of the campe. Thirdly, The third was in the time of Warre, when they mustred to battaile. Fourthly, The fourth was for ioyes sake at the time of solemne feasts, and for thanksgiuing to God: and in all these we should be like the Priests: We should be as trumpets to call one vpon another to goe vp to the house of the Lord,