A17384:748
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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And thus two things are implied for our information. The one concerns Ministers: the other concerns the hearers. First, Ministers may hence take notice of it, that there can never be hope they should persuade with all their hearers: for, sacrifices were here and there once taken out of the whole herd. And besides, the hearers may hence see, that they are never so effectually ⟨p. 162⟩wrought upon, till they can give themselves over to their Teachers and to GOD, to obey in all things, though they persuade them to leave the world, and bind them to the cords of restraint in many liberties they took to themselves before; yea, though they let their hearts blood, by piercing their souls with sorrow for their sins, even to the death of their sins, 2. Cor. 8.5. and 7.15. Secondly, at the day of Judgement also, Ministers shall offer up their hearers to God, so many of them as are found chaste virgins unto Christ, to whom they had espoused them before in this life, 2. Cor. 11.3. And thus Ministers, before they die, must make ready their accounts for the souls of their people, Heb. 13.7.
And thus two things are implied for our information. The one concerns Ministers: the other concerns the hearers. First, Ministers may hence take notice of it, that there can neuer bee hope they should perswade with all their hearers: for, sacrifices were heer and there once taken out of the whole herd. And besides, the hearers may hence see, that they are neuer so effectually ⟨p. 162⟩wrought vpon, till they can giue themselues ouer to their Teachers and to GOD, to obey in all things, though they perswade them to leaue the world, and binde them to the cords of restraint in many liberties they took to themselues before; yea, though they let their hearts blood, by pearcing their soules with sorrow for their sins, euen to the death of their sinnes, 2. Cor. 8.5