A17385:1665
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.
7. The Apostle Paul, Rom. 2.7. useth this doctrine, 1. To fright and terrify three sorts of men, viz. 1. Hypocrites, ver. 1, 2, 3. 2. Impenitent hard-hearted sinners, ver. 4, 5. 3. Contentious and froward adversaries of well-doing, ver. 8. 2. To encourage the godly in all well-doing, ver. 9, 10.
7. The Apostle Paul, Rom. 2.7. useth this doctrine, 1. To fright and terrifie three sorts of men, viz. 1. Hypocrites, ver. 1, 2, 3. 2. Impenitent hard-hearted sinners, ver. 4, 5. 3. Contentious and froward adversaries of well-doing, ver. 8. 2. To incourage the godly in all well-doing, ver. 9, 10.
8. In the 2 Cor. 5.10. it serveth to enforce, 1. Walking by faith, ver. 7. 2. Care to be accepted of God, ver. 9. 3. Desire to be absent from the flesh, and present with the Lord, ver. 8. 4. Diligence in Ministers with all power to persuade with their hearers, ver. 11.
8. In the 2 Cor. 5.10. it serveth to inforce, 1. Walking by faith, ver. 7. 2. Care to be accepted of God, ver. 9. 3. Desire to be absent from the flesh, and present with the Lord, ver. 8. 4. Diligence in Ministers with all power to perswade with their hearers, ver. 11.