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Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle…
Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithful and painful minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.Sermons upon the ten first verses of the third chapter of the first Epistle of S. Peter Being the last that were preached by the late faithfull and painfull minister of Gods word, Nicolas Byfield. Wherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great varietie of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinitie largely discussed. Published since the authors death by William Gouge.
London: printed by H. Lownes for George Latham, 1626
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13 The Reasons are manifest. First, because hereby we prove our selves to be fellow members in the mystical body of Christ; which is to be doubted, if this sympathy be not in us in some measure, 1. Cor. 12.12, 25, 26. Secondly, because hereby we show our selves conformable and like to Christ our Head, who excelled in this virtue, Heb. 4.15. Mat. 25.40. Thirdly, because that which is the case of others now, may be our case hereafter; as the Apostle shows in the case of temptation, Gal. 6 1. Fourthly, a reason may be drawn from the excellency of the grace; It excels alms and outward works of mercy: for when a man gives an alms, he gives somewhat without himself; but when we show compassion, we relieve another by somewhat that is within our selves, and from our selves. And lastly, the coherence shows, that this may be a means to keep us from trouble our selves.
13 The Reasons are manifest. First, because hereby wee prove our selves to be fellow members in the mysticall body of Christ; which is to be doubted, if this sympathy be not in us in some measure, 1. Cor. 12.12, 25, 26. Secondly, because hereby wee shew our selves conformable and like to Christ our Head, who excelled in this vertue, Heb. 4.15. Mat. 25.40. Thirdly, because that which is the case of others now, may bee our case hereafter; as the Apostle shewes in the case of temptation, Gal. 6 1. Fourthly, a reason may be drawne from the excellency of the grace; It excells almes and outward workes of mercy: for when a man gives an almes, hee gives somewhat without himselfe; but when wee shew compassion, we relieve another by somewhat that is within our selves, and from our selves. And lastly, the coherence shewes, that this may be a meanes to keepe us from trouble our selves.