A17412:669
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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Doct. 3. Knowledge is given us for use and practice, not for idle speculation: It is given as other gifts of the Spirit, to profit withal: It is a light to lighten our paths. Our knowledge should be after godliness, Tit. 1.1. It should someway help forwards the work of godliness: that we get by hearing, should be showed by practise, James 1.22, 23, 24. They that have knowledge, and will not use it, shall have that knowledge taken from them, Matth. 13.11. Nor is the use of knowledge only for discourse, but for conversation. The words of knowledge, or utterance, is given to some Christians only, 1. Cor. 12.8. And such as cannot talk much, may yet have comfort, if they have knowledge to stay their hearts in faith, and that they can show their knowledge by a good conversation.
Doct. 3. Knowledge is given us for use and practice, not for idle speculation: It is given as other gifts of the Spirit, to profit withall: It is a light to lighten our paths. Our knowledge should bee after godlinesse, Tit. 1.1. It should someway helpe forwards the worke of godlinesse: that we get by hearing, should be shewed by practise, Iames 1.22, 23, 24. They that have knowledge, and will not use it, shall have that knowledge taken from them, Matth. 13.11. Nor is the use of knowledge onely for discourse, but for conversation. The words of knowledge, or utterance, is given to some Christistians onely, 1. Cor. 12.8. And such as cannot talke much, may yet have comfort, if they have knowledge to stay their hearts in faith, and that they can shew their knowledge by a good conversation.