A17385:643
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.
1For the first, The Scripture instanceth in nine things, all which do manifestly import, that such as fear God, may have exceeding much joy. 1. For first aGod commandeth his servants to rejoice, yea bhe commandeth his Ambassadors to comfort them. 2, God is bound by promise to give them joy. For besides that the Gospel in general is a doctrine of glad tidings there are particular promises for joy, cas the places in the margin show. 3. Thirdly, joy is one of the express dfruits of the Spirit. 4. Fourthly, it is ea main part of the Kingdom of God. 5. Fifthly, God threateneth his, when he finds them without it, as is manifest in Deut. 28. this was one cause of his displeasure, that they did not fserve him with joyfulness and a glad heart. 6. The Scripture is plentiful in the examples of men, that have found exceeding much joy in the ways of God, gsome few places I instance in the margin. 7. If a temporary faith find such joy in the word, how much more a justifying faith. 8. The nature of God is such, as he is as willing to communicate joy, has well as other graces. 9. Lastly, this is most apparent by this, that the Scriptures show, that God hath provided joys for his servants in such things as might seem most to cross them or their contentment, as in itribulation, yea and k