A17412:969
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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The use may be both for instruction and reproof: for instruction, and so we should all be affected with a great estimation of unity in judgement, and strive by all means to attain to it, and keep our selves so all of us, that we do live in unity with the Church of God. Now that we may do thus,
The use may be both for instruction and reproofe: for instruction, and so we should all be affected with a great estimation of unitie in judgement, and strive by all meanes to attaine to it, and keepe our selves so all of us, that we do live in unitie with the Church of God. Now that wee may doe thus,
11 We should beseech the God of patience and consolation, to give us to be like minded, even to work in us the unity he requires of us. Rom. 15 5.
11 We should beseech the God of patience and consolation, to give us to be like minded, even to worke in us the unity he requires of us. Rom. 15 5.
- 1Helps unto unity of mind.Helpes unto unity of minde.
12 We must take heed of private interpretations: Men should with much fear and jealousy, hear or read of such opinions or interpretations of Scripture, as have no authors but some one or few men. Of such authors of doctrines. we should say with the Apostle, What, came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 2. Cor. 14.36. Especially, men must take heed of receiving opinions from mere private persons, that are not Ministers of Gospel: for I suppose it