A17385:1452
A commentary upon the three first chapters of the first Epistle general of St.…A commentary upon the three first chapters of the first Epistle generall of St.…
A commentary upon the three first chapters of the first Epistle general of St. Peter Wherein are most judiciously and profitably handled such points of doctrine as naturally flow from the text. Together with a very useful application thereof: and many good rules for a godly life. By Nicholas Byfield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex. To which is now newly added an alphabetical table, not formerly published.A commentary upon the three first chapters of the first Epistle generall of St. Peter VVherin are most judiciously and profitably handled such points of doctrine as naturally flow from the text. Together with a very usefull application thereof: and many good rules for a godly life. By Nicholas Byfield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex. To which is now newly added an alphabeticall table, not formerly published.
London: printed by Miles Flesher and Robert Young, 1637
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The reasons why we should be so careful to avoid these lusts, are 11. It is the special will of God, and a special part of our sanctification, 1 Thes. 4.3, 4. 2. These defile the soul, and make it ill-favoured like a leprosy, Matth. 15.19, 20. 3. These are works of the flesh, Gal. 5. and fruits of corruption in nature, called lust o• concupiscence: the unclean issue they are, of our corrupt and putrefied natures: the devil is the father of them, and the flesh is the mother: it is to bear the image of Satan, Joh. 8.44. 4. These fight against the soul as well as gross evils, 1 Pet. 2.12. 5. The Apostle disgraceth them by saying they are foolish and noisome: and so they are in their nature and effect, 1 Tim. 6.9. 6. These hinder the efficacy of Gods ordinances; as the word, 2 Tim. 3. 6. Mar. 4.19. prayer, Jam. 4.1, 3, 4. 7. These lusts will quickly entice, and be enticed, and quicken, yea and bring forth too, if they be not watchfully suppressed, Jam. 1.15, 16. As in ⟨p. 115⟩this late instance; Lust begat chambering: Chambering begat sorcery:2 Sorcery begat whoredom: Whoredom begat desire of divorce: Desire of divorce begat murder: Murder begat the unknown villainies. 8. Here lieth the proof of our sincerity in Christ, 4.21, 22.