A17384:752
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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Thirdly, the sacrifice of rich men is alms, and well-doing, and those sacrifices they are bound unto, to offer them continually, Heb. 13.16. Philip. 4.18. Prou. 3.9. Alms is as it were the first fruits of all our increase. But then we must remember that our alms be of goods well gotten: For else God hates robbery for burnt offering, Isaiah 61.8. And in giving, we must deny our selves, and not seek our own praises, or plenary merit in it: for it is a sacrifice clean given away from us, and consecrated only to God, and the use of his spiritual house the Church.
Thirdly, the sacrifice of rich men is almes, and wel-doing, and those sacrifices they are bound vnto, to offer them continually, Heb. 13.16. Philip. 4.18. Prou. 3.9. Almes is as it were the first fruites of all our increase. But then wee must remember that our almes bee of goods well gotten: For else God hates robbery for burnt offering, Isaiah 61.8. And in giuing, wee must denie our selues, and not seeke our owne praises, or plenary merit in it: for it is a sacrifice clean giuen away from vs, and consecrated only to God, and the vse of his spirituall house the Church.
And thus of the sacrifice proper to some Christians.