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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.
5 That impatience and disquietness in the time of trouble, is a very dishonourable vice in a Christian, & with great care, and all possible endeavour to be avoided.
5 That impatiency and disquietnesse in the time of trouble, is a very dishonourable vice in a Christian, & with great care, and all possible endeavour to be avoided.
6 That it is possible for a Christian to attain to that degree of goodness, as to be able to express great patience, and unmoveablenesse, though many & great troubles befall them; if they will use the medicines prescribed in Gods word, and follow such directions as the Apostle here gives. Thus of the general doctrines.
6 That it is possible for a Christian to attaine to that degree of goodnesse, as to be able to expresse great patience, and unmoveablenesse, though many & great troubles befall them; if they will use the medicines prescribed in Gods word, and follow such directions as the Apostle here gives. Thus of the generall doctrines.
In this eight Verse the Apostle gives rules, that show a way how to avoid trouble; and they are rules that concern our conversation with godly Christians, and so he shows, that there are five things that are of singular use, to preserve a man from unquietness and trouble if it may be:1 as,
In this eight Verse the Apostle gives rules, that shewe a way how to avoid trouble; and they are rules that concerne our conversation with godly Christians, and so he shewes, that there are five things that are of singular use, to preserve a man from unquietnesse and trouble if it may be: