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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.
11 From other men; and so the poor bless them for their charity. The blessing of him that is ready to perish, many times comes upon them, Job 29.13. Their very loins bless them, Job 31.20. and their neighbours bless them for peace making, Mat. 5.8. and the godly bless them for their gifts of grace, and pray for Gods blessings upon them, Psal. 134.3. and if they have any public employments for God, in Church or Common-wealth, the ear that heareth them, blesseth them, Job 29.11. And at sometimes God doth so guide and prosper the ways of his servants, that all sorts of men do acknowledge them for the seed which the Lord hath blessed, Isaiah 61.8.
11 From other men; and so the poore blesse them for their charity. The blessing of him that is readie to perish, many times comes upon them, Iob 29.13. Their very loynes blesse them, Iob 31.20. and their neighbours blesse them for peace making, Mat. 5.8. and the godly blesse them for their gifts of grace, and pray for Gods blessings upon them, Psal. 134.3. and if they have any publike employments for God, in Church or Common-wealth, the eare that heareth them, blesseth them, Iob 29.11. And at sometimes God doth so guide and prosper the waies of his servants, that all sorts of men doe acknowledge them for the seed which the Lord hath blessed, Esay 61.8.