A17384:990
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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Fifthly, tis hence also apparent, that all the godly have a common right to the promises made in Christ. The godly in the Apostle Peters time had right to the former consolation, as well as the godly in the Prophet Isaiah's time: God is no respectre of persons, Col. 3.11. Thus in general.
Fiftly, tis hence also apparant, that all the godly haue a common right to the promises made in Christ. The godly in the Apostle Peters time had right to the former consolation, as well as the godly in the Prophet Esaies time: God is no respecter of persons, Col. 3.11. Thus in generall.
Two things are to be observed in particular:
Two things are to be obserued in particular:
The one concerns the godly, who are comforted. The other concerns the wicked, who are terrified.
The one concernes the godly, who are comforted. The other concernes the wicked, who are terrified.