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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
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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 ⟨p. 183⟩cannot be showed from any place of Scripture, that ever any truth was revealed to or by a private man, that was unknown to all the Teachers of the Church: yea, if the authors of diverse and strange doctrines be Ministers, yet that rule of the Apostle should hold, that the spirits of the Prophets should be subject to the Prophets. Such doctrines as may not be approved by the grave and godly learned that are eminent in the Church, must not be broached. 1. Cor. 14.32. And this rule hath one thing more in it, viz. that men should not express difference of opinion, without open and manifest Scripture: Avoid doubtful disputations,