A17384:743
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, then, of the work of Christian Priests, which is, To offer: secondly, what they must offer, viz. sacrifices: thirdly, the difference of those sacrifices from those in the Law of Moses: they are spiritual; which word notes both the substance of Christian sacrifices, viz. that they are such sacrifices as were not according to the Letter, but according to the mystical significations of the sacrifices of Moses Law; and withal, the manner how they must be offered up, viz. spiritually, or after a spiritual manner.
First, then, of the work of Christian Priests, which is, To offer: secondly, what they must offer, viz. sacrifices: thirdly, the difference of those sacrifices from those in the Law of Moses: they are spirituall; which word notes both the substance of Christian sacrifices, viz. that they are such sacrifices as were not according to the Letter, but according to the mysticall significations of the sacrifices of Moses Law; and withall, the manner how they must be offred vp, viz. spiritually, or after a spirituall manner.
The main thing here intended, then, is, To avouch, that Christians have their sacrifices which they must offer, and that in a spiritual manner. Now, for the clearer opening of this doctrine, two things must be distinctly considered of. First, what sacrifices can remain to Christians, since the Law of Moses is abrogated: and secondly, what things are requisite to the offering up of these sacrifices.
The main thing heer intended, then, is, To auouch, that Christiās haue their sacrifices which they must offer, and that in a spirituall manner. Now, for the cleerer opening of this doctrine, two things must bee distinctly considered of. First, what sacrifices can remain to Christians, since the Law of Moses is abrogated: and secondly, what things are requisite to the offring vp of these sacrifices.