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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.
The use of this should be greatly for the comfort of weak and poor Christians; for, though they differ from other men in outward calling, or the measure of gifts, yet they are, in the substance of the inheritance, provided for, as well as the greatest Kings, or Prophets, or Apostles. And besides, it should teach the brethren of higher degree, to carry themselves with all humility towards their poor brethren: and it should teach all Christians to love as brethren; to be courteous and tender hearted one towards another: as follows in the next Verse of this Chapter. Thus of the fourth point.
The use of this should be greatly for the comfort of weake and poore Christians; for, though they differ from other men in outward calling, or the measure of gifts, yet they are, in the substance of the inheritance, provided for, as well as the greatest Kings, or Prophets, or Apostles. And besides, it should teach the brethren of higher degree, to carrie themselves with all humility towards their poore brethren: and it should teach all Christians to love as brethren; to be courteous and tender hearted one towards another: as followes in the next Verse of this Chapter. Thus of the fourth point.
5 The fifth point is concerning the persons that do inherit, and so the coherence shows, That both sex are capable of inheriting; women as well as men, wives as well as husbands. God is no respectre of persons, but in all conditions of people, such as fear him, and believe in Christ, and work righteousness, are accepted & adopted of him, as these places show, Act. 10.35. Gal. 3.28. Col. 3.11. And this should teach all Christians, not to have the glorious faith of Christ in respect of persons, Jam. 2.1, 2. And in particular, such husbands as have religious wives, should make the more account of them: though God hath made them inferior to them in outward condition, yet he hath made them equal in the inheritance of life.