A17384:770
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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Eighthly, in the same place of Leviticus 2.11. Honey likewise is forbidden to be mingled with their sacrifices: and by honey may be meant, our beloved sins, or particular corruptions: we should especially watch against them in the time of performance of holy duties, that they mingle not themselves with our sacrifices, by infecting our cogitations.
Eightthly, in the same place of Leuiticus 2.11. Honie likewise is forbidden to be mingled with their sacrifices: and by hony may be meant, our beloued sinnes, or particular corruptions: wee should especially watch against them in the time of performance of holy duties, that they mingle not themselues with our sacrifices, by infecting our cogitations.
Ninthly, the offering must be waved, and shaken to and fro before the Lord, Levi. 7.3. And this signified the waving of our lips in prayer to God for his acceptation: our sacrifices should be soundly tossed to and fro in prayer before the Lord: Job prayed before he sacrificed, Job 42.
Ninthly, the offring must bee waued, and shaken to and fro before the Lord, Leui. 7.3. And this signified the wauing of our lips in praier to God for his acceptation: our sacrifices should bee soundly tossed to and fro in praier before the Lord: Iob prayed before he sacrificed, Iob 42.
Tenthly, on the Sabbath the sacrifices were to be doubled, to signify, that in a special manner we should consecrate our selves to piety and mercy on the Sabbath day.