A17412:676
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.
Doct. 6. It is an ill thing for men to transgress against their knowledges, when they do things that are not according to their knowledge, or leave undone things they know they should do. The servant that knows his Masters will, and doth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes. See Rom. 1. ult. Heb. 10.26. 2. Pet. 2.21. Husbands and wives should in a special manner remember this: for there is a great deal of need that they should take notice of this point. Oh it is a grievous thing for a Christian to be wilfully corrupt, to do or leave undone things against his knowledge.
Doct. 6. It is an ill thing for men to transgresse against their knowledges, when they doe things that are not according to their knowledge, or leave undone things they know they should doe. The servant that knowes his Masters will, and doth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes. See Rom. 1. ult. Heb. 10.26. 2. Pet. 2.21. Husbands and wives should in a speciall maner remember this: for there is a great deale of need that they should take notice of this point. Oh it is a grievous thing for a Christian to be wilfully corrupt, to doe or leave undone things against his knowledge.
Doct. 7. One thing here is comfortable, that God requires ⟨p. 123⟩no more of his servants, but to do according to the knowledge they have. Ignorances, by the benefit of the new Covenant in Christ, he will pass by, so as they be careful to get knowledge according to the means they have of knowledge. This is a great comfort.