A17384:798
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, we may know, that our sacrifice is accepted, if the Lord burn it to ashes with fire from heaven. Thus God did put a difference between the sacrifice of Cain and Abel, by some visible sign: and though we may not limit God, and expect he should answer us by visible signs, yet God hath not left us without testimony of his favour. For, by his word of promise, and by his Spirit bearing witness to our spirits, hath he manifested even from heaven his acceptation: and in particular, when the believer stands before the Lord with his sacrifice duly offered; when the Lord doth suddenly fill his heart with ⟨p. 174⟩the cloud of his presence, or warm his soul with the joys of the holy Ghost; what is this but the sign of his acceptation?
Thirdly, wee may knowe, that our sacrifice is accepted, if the Lord burn it to ashes with fire from heauen. Thus God did put a difference between the sacrifice of Cain and Abel, by some visible signe: and though wee may not limit God, and expect he should answer vs by visible signes, yet God hath not left vs without testimony of his fauour. For, by his word of promise, and by his Spirit bearing witnes to our spirits, hath hee manifested euen from heauen his acceptation: and in particular, when the beleeuer stands before the Lord with his sacrifice duely offered; when the Lord doth •uddenly fill his heart with ⟨p. 174⟩the cloud of his presence, or warm his soule with the ioyes of the holy Ghost; what is this but the signe of his acceptation?
Question. What if we be accepted in our service of God? what great thing is that to us?
Question. What if we be accepted in our seruice of God? what great thing is that to vs?