A17412:1157
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.
1 That Gods people, or true Christians, are a blessed people, such as have a marvellous excellent estate above all men; none like them. Deut. 23.29. Let the righteous man dwell where he will, he is better than his neighbour: they are the only noble and excellent ones, Psal. 16.3. As God said of Job, so is it true of all them, none are as they, Job 2. They do not inherit that which is blessed only, but they inherit blessing. Every leaf of the Bible saith they are blessed; and the word in the old Testament so translated, signifies blessedness: all blessings are theirs. This would be a great comfort to true Christians that know their calling: nothing should dismay them: they should chide their souls, if they be discouraged, as David did, Psal. 42. And the wicked men of this world should be ashamed of their sottish blindness, that account godly men in a miserable case, or do any way vilify them: And weak Christians should pray earnestly to God, to show them the hope of their calling, Ephe. 1.9. that they may be from their hearts persuaded of their happiness.
1 That Gods people, or true Christians, are a blessed people, such as have a marvellous excellent estate above all men; none like them. Deut. 23.29. Let the righteous man dwell where he will, he is better than his neighbour: they are the onely noble and excellent ones, Psal. 16.3. As God said of Iob, so is it true of all them, none are as they, Iob 2. They doe not inherit that which is blessed only, but they inherite blessing. Everie leafe of the Bible saith they are blessed; and the word in the old Testament so translated, signifies blessednesse: all blessings are theirs. This would be a great comfort to true Christians that know their calling: nothing should dismay them: they should chide their soules, if they be discouraged, as David did, Psal. 42. And the wicked men of this world should be ashamed of their sottish blindnesse, that account godly men in a miserable case, or doe any way vilifie them: And weake Christians should pray earnestly to God, to shew them the hope of their calling,