A17384:949
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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Lastly, the Lord will give his people double for all their confusion, Isaiah 61.7. and therefore it is not to be reckoned as a cross, for which they have so much recompense made them.
Lastly, the Lord will giue his people double for all their confusion, Esay 61.7. and therefore it is not to be reckned as a crosse, for which they haue so much recompence made them.
Uses. The use of all this remains then to be considered of, which concerns first, the godly; secondly, the wicked.
Vses. The vse of all this remaines then to bee considered of, which concernes first, the godly; secondly, the wicked.
The Godly should here learn,
The Godly should heere learne,
First, to take notice of their privileges above other men in this respect, &c.
First, to take notice of their priuiledges aboue other men in this respect, &c.