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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.
3 In the gifts of grace: and so he hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly things, A poor Christian carrieth about with him in his heart, more treasure than all the Monarchs of the world (being not true Christians) can any way possess or command, Eph. 1.3.
3 In the gifts of grace: and so he hath blessed us with all spirituall blessings in heavenly things, A poore Christian carrieth about with him in his heart, more treasure than all the Monarchs of the world (being not true Christians) can any way possesse or command, Eph. 1.3.
Thus of Gods blessing in this life. After this life, who can recount the glory of their inheritance, in the blessing they shall have then from God? Oh that our hearts could be enlarged to think of the power of these words of Christ at the last day, Come ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you before the foundation of the world!
Thus of Gods blessing in this life. After this life, who can recount the glory of their inheritance, in the blessing they shall have then from God? Oh that our hearts could be enlarged to thinke of the power of these words of Christ at the last day, Come yee blessed of my father, inherite the kingdome prepared for you before the foundation of the world!
The use should be, for great comfort to all true Christians. They have great cause to rejoice in their fathers blessing all their days: and the rather, if they consider that Gods blessing, as a Father, is better than the blessing of any earthly father: For an earthly fathers blessing is most an end but verbal, in words; Gods blessing is real, in deeds. A father on earth cannot derive blessing to his child from himself, but from God; whereas Gods blessing is from himself. Besides, if an earthly father would bless his child, yet he wants power to give him what he desires; but God our Father is almighty, able to give as much as he wisheth,