A17412:1083
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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4 Diverse of the better sort are to be rebuked about this point: many Christians spend a great deal of zeal about ⟨p. 198⟩lesser matters, and in the mean time neglect the greater things of the Law, such as are judgement and mercy; for few Christians are sufficiently instructed, or inflamed in the estimation of the worth of the works of mercy, or the necessity of them to the glorifying of God, and the profession of Religion. Matth. 23.23.
4 Diverse of the better sort are to be rebuked about this point: many Christians spend a great deale of zeale about ⟨p. 198⟩lesser matters, and in the meane time neglect the greater things of the Law, such as are judgement and mercie; for few Christians are sufficiently instructed, or inflamed in the estimation of the worth of the workes of mercie, or the necessitie of them to the glorifying of God, and the profession of Religion. Matth. 23.23.
Secondly, for instruction; and so this doctrine should work in us a great impression of desire to show forth the fruits of mercy with all tenderness and sincerity: and to this end we should show, that we desire in practise to obey this doctrine as near as we can; I say, we should show it, by accepting the exhortations of others that move us for any works of this kind. 2. Cor. 8.17. especially we should strive to answer the expectation of our Teachers herein, & willingly give our selves first to the Lord, & then to them; suffering them to direct our works herein with all readiness,1