A17384:738
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, 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⟩7. When Christians are fearful, and irresolute, and cold, and not frequent in the praises of God, how do they blow in the silver trumpet? 8. When Christians are bitter-hearted, and accustomed to evil-speaking, how do they forget their duty of blessing!
First, For reproofe: For there are many faults in Christians, whereby they transgresse against their spirituall Priest-hood: as, 1. When men are yoaked with vnnecessarie society with the wicked: for heereby they forget their separation to God, &c. 2. When men neglect the finishing of their repentance and assurance, they looke not to their anointing. 3. When men are scandalous of their indiscretions, and faults: they forget, that such as haue any blemish, must not offer the bread of their God, and forget their washing from their old sinnes,