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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
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.
1He blesseth in deeds, when either he is a means to keep others from evil, 1. Sam. 25.33. or by doing good, or showing mercy to others; and so a man blesseth his enemy, when he relieveth him in his misery, and overcometh his evil with goodness, Rom 12.20.21. Yea, a man may be said to bless, when he causeth others to bless either God or himself, for ⟨p. 205⟩his well doing Thus Job blessed, when he caused the poor to bless him, Job 31.20.
1He blesseth in deeds, when either he is a means to keepe others from evill, 1. Sam. 25.33. or by doing good, or shewing mercy to others; and so a man blesseth his enemy, when he relieveth him in his misery, and overcommeth his evill with goodnesse, Rom 12.20.21. Yea, a man may be said to blesse, when hee causeth others to blesse either God or himselfe, for ⟨p. 205⟩his well doing Thus Iob blessed, when he caused the poore to blesse him, Iob 31.20.
- 1When we bless in deed.When wee blesse in deed.
It is required also that we bless one another in words; and in particular, it is required that we bless them that curse us, Mat. 5 44