A17384:794
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, when we love mercy and piety, accounting it our delight to do God's will, and thinking our selves greatly honoured, to be admitted to do this service, Mic. 6.8. 2. Cor. 8.5.
Thirdly, when wee loue mercy and piety, accounting it our delight to doo God's will, and thinking our selues greatly honoured, to bee admitted to doo this seruice, Mic. 6.8. 2. Cor. 8.5.
Fourthly, when we can bring faith, that is, a heart well persuaded of God, so as we can believe all good of him and his mercy. Without faith no man can please God, Heb. 11.6. and God takes no delight in him that withdraweth himself through unbelief, Heb. 10.36, 37.
Fourthly, when we can bring faith, that is, a heart well perswaded of God, so as wee can beleeue all good of him and his mercy. Without faith no man can please God, Heb. 11.6. and God takes no delight in him that withdraweth himself through vnbelief, Heb. 10.36, 37.