A17384:975
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, thou must have respect unto other Scriptures, to take no sense that is contrary to other apparent Scriptures.
Secondly, thou must haue respect vnto other Scriptures, to take no sense that is contrary to other apparant Scriptures.
Fourthly, thou must avoid all doubtful disputations, and unprofitable questions, and vain janglings, that tend not to edification, and the salvation of thy soul; and account it as a happiness, ⟨p. 218⟩to be able to keep thy self free from entanglements therein. And therefore stand at the door of every opinion, and, before thou let it in, ask this question: What shall my soul be advantaged by this opinion at the day of JESUS CHRIST? And if it cannot answer to it directly, reject it, Psal. 119.66. David prays God to teach him good judgement and knowledge.
Fourthly, thou must auoid all doubtfull disputations, and vnprofitable questions, and vain ianglings, that tend not to edification, and the saluation of thy soule; and account it as a happinesse,