Verses 9, and 10.
But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priest hood, an holy Nation, a peculiar people, that ye should shew forth the vertues of h•••• that hath called you out of darknes into his maruellous light;
Which in times past were not a people, yet are now the people of God; which had not obtained mercy, but now haue obtained mercy.
But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priest hood, an holy Nation, a peculiar people, that ye should shew forth the vertues of h•••• that hath called you out of darknes into his maruellous light;
Which in times past were not a people, yet are now the people of God; which had not obtained mercy, but now haue obtained mercy.
THese words contain the second argument to perswade Christians to make their constant recourse vnto Christ, and from him to procure vertue to enable them for holinesse of conuersa∣tion: and it is taken from the consideration of the excellency of that estate, vnto which they were brought by Christ. For the description whereof, the Apostle singles out two places of Scripture, with which hee makes vp a compleat narration of their great prerogatiues aboue all o∣ther people, and aboue that they themselues were in former times. The places of Scripture he makes vse of, are Exod. 9. and Hosh. 1.
And before I open the words, two things may be heer noted. First, the Apostle's care to prooue what he saith from the scripture, whether it be a∣gainst wicked men, or for godly men: wch shews, that we should much more take heed to GOD's Word, being lesse than Apostles, especially such an Apostle. Secondly, we may hence note, that