A17384:859
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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By nature, what were our assemblies but Forts of Jebusites, in which multitudes of Jocusts swarmed? we were Canaanites, enemies to God and all true religion: we were the halt and the blind, mentioned, Mic. 4.6, 7; alluding to that in 2. Sam. 5.6, 7. But, being conquered by David our King, even Christ the Son of David, we are new fortified for his use, and our estate is fitly resembled by Zion.
By nature, what were our assemblies but Forts of Iebusites, in which multitudes of Iocusts swarmed? we were Canaanites, enemies to God and all true religion: we were the halt and the blind, mentioned, Mic. 4.6, 7; alluding to that in 2. Sam. 5.6, 7. But, being conquered by Dauid our King, euen Christ the Sonne of Dauid, we are new fortified for his vse, and our estate is fitly resembled by Sion.
1. The Church is like Mount Zion for visibility.1 Christians are like a City on a hill: they are such as all sorts of men easily take notice of; not that the men of the world are in love with Christians, but many times out of the hatred of the truth set they eyes and thoughts upon them, Matthew 5, &c.
1. The Church is like Mount Sion for visibility.1 Christians are like a City on a hill: they are such as all sorts of men easily take notice of; not that the men of the world are in loue with Christians, but many times out of the hatred of the truth set they eies and thoughts vpon them,