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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
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8 The constant omission of religious duties and good works, proves a man to be a carnal person, aswell as the committing of manifest injuries, or gross offences. Here the Periphrasis of a carnal person is, That he did not do what the Word required.
8 The constant omission of religious duties and good workes, proves a man to be a carnall person, aswell as the committing of manifest injuries, or grosse offences. Here the Periphrasis of a carnall person is, That he did not doe what the Word required.
9 Men that obey not the Word may be won: which should be a great comfort to penitent sinners. It is true, that disobedience, clothed with some circumstances or adjuncts, is very dangerous: as, when men have the means, and love darkness rather than light, John. 3.20. and when men are smitten with remorse, and have blessing and cursing set before them, and see their sins, and feel the axe of God's Word, and yet will on in transgression, Deut. 11.28. Mat. 3.10. or when men are called at the third, or sixth, or ninth hour, and will put off and delay, upon pretence of repenting at the eleventh how•e. Mat. 20. or when men are powerfully convinced, and will rail and blaspheme, and contradict the Word, Acts 13.45.46. & 18. 6. and when God pursues men with his judgements, and they refuse to return, Jer. 5.2.3. or lastly, when men despite the spirit of God, and sin of malice against the truth,