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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.
4 They are commanded expressly to learn the doctrine is publicly taught, 1. Tim. 2.11.
4 They are commanded expresly to learne the doctrine is publickly taught, 1. Tim. 2.11.
5 The Scripture is full of instances. Of the good woman in the Proverbs it is said, that she was not only a good house-wife, but the law of grace was in her lips, Pro. 31.26. King Lemuel was taught prophecies by his mother, Pro. 31.1. and women followed our Saviour, to hear his Sermons: some followed him (I say) from place to place, Luke 8.3. and Mary was commended by our Saviour for choosing the best part, when she set her heart about religious duties, and to sit at the feet of Christ to hear his word, Luke 11. Our Saviour instructs a woman of Samaria in the great mysteries of conversion and salvation, John 4. At Philippi Pauls hearers at the first were only women, Acts 16.13. and honourable narration is made of many christian women converted, Act. 17.4.12. ult. and we read of Priscilla, that she was a means to instruct Apollos, an eloquent and learned man, and to make him more perfectly to understand the way of God, Acts 18.26. and so we ⟨p. 8⟩