A17384:737
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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Lastly, their principal work was, to offer sacrifices: of which in the next words.
Lastly, their principall work was, to offer sacrifices: of which in the next words.
First, For reproof: For there are many faults in Christians, whereby they transgress against their spiritual Priest-hood: as, 1. When men are yoked with unnecessary society with the wicked: for hereby they forget their separation to God, &c. 2. When men neglect the finishing of their repentance and assurance, they look not to their anointing. 3. When men are scandalous of their indiscretions, and faults: they forget, that such as have any blemish, must not offer the bread of their God, and forget their washing from their old sins, 2 Pet. 1.7. 4. When men are barren of good works, or are uncheerful and dull: they leave off the Priests garments of innocency and gladness. 5. When the lives and behaviours of men savour of vanity and worldliness: they remember not the blood of sprinkling. 6. When men are ignorant and idle, seek not knowledge, or do not teach, and instruct, and admonish; How do the Priests lips preserve knowledge? or how do they bear about the Ark of the Lord? ⟨p. 159⟩