A17384:832
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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Secondly, this word strikes us like a dart to the heart: for, it imports, that naturally we are extremely careless and stupid in this great doctrine concerning Christ & faith in us. For, when God calls for attention, it implies, that we are marvellous slow of heart to understand, or with affection to receive the doctrine. Let the use of all be then, to strive with our own hearts, and to awake from this heaviness and sleepiness, and with all our souls to praise God, with endless admiration of his goodness to us, in giving us his Sonne.
Secondly, this word strikes vs like a dart to the heart: for, it imports, that naturally wee are extremely carelesse and stupid in this great doctrine concerning Christ & faith in vs. For, when God cals for attention, it implies, that we are maruellous slowe of heart to vnderstand, or with affection to receiue the doctrine. Let the vse of all be then, to striue with our owne hearts, and to awake from this heauinesse and sleepinesse, and with all our soules to praise God, with endlesse admiration of his goodnes to vs, in giuing vs his Sonne.
Thus of the wonder of it.
2. The Author of it follows.
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