Sermons vpon the first chapter of the first epistle generall of Peter Wherein method, sense, doctrine and vse is with great varietie of matter profitably handled. By Nicholas Byfeild preacher of Gods word at Isleworth in Middlesex. The rest of the epistle may be published in due time, if God will.
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Sermons vpon the first chapter of the first epistle generall of Peter Wherein method, sense, doctrine and vse is with great varietie of matter profitably handled. By Nicholas Byfeild preacher of Gods word at Isleworth in Middlesex. The rest of the epistle may be published in due time, if God will.
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Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.
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1617.
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Bible. -- N.T. -- 1 Peter I -- Commentaries.
Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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"Sermons vpon the first chapter of the first epistle generall of Peter Wherein method, sense, doctrine and vse is with great varietie of matter profitably handled. By Nicholas Byfeild preacher of Gods word at Isleworth in Middlesex. The rest of the epistle may be published in due time, if God will." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17411.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2025.
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CERTAINE OF
the chiefest and choisest things
to be noted throughout the
whole BOOKE.
SEauen sorts of men transgresse about the matter of
callings. pag. 5
Man is a stranger in fiue respects. 7
Fourteene things wherein we should be like strangers. 8
Of election. from what men are elect, and how the Elect
may bee knowne, with eight priuiledges of Gods elect. p. 16. 17
Distinctions about praescience. 19
Six waies to kn••w things. 20
The doctrine of Gods fore-knowledge serues for consola∣tion
twelue wayes. pag. 21. 22. and should teach vs
seauen things. 23. 24
Com••orts that arise from the consideration of this, that
God is our father, p. 26. and many instructions. 30. 31
Man said to be holy three waies. 32
Of the sanctification of the spirit of man, the neede of it,
and wherein it lyes: where of the clensing of the spi∣rit,
from what, and how; as also of the graces that
adorne the spirit. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39
Six things in humblenesse of minde. 38
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Eleuen things wherein a sanctified heart doth reioyce. pag. 39
The heart adorned with eight graces. 39
The conscience adorned with nine things. 41
Six things to be obserued in our obedience. 44
The benefits which flow from the blood of Christ. 50
A great part of the 19 of Numbers interpreted, about
the sprinkling of the blood of the red hei••er. 53
Of the sprinkling at the Passeouer. 59
Of the sprinkling at the ratification of the couenant. 60
Of the sprinkling mentioned Leuit. 16. 61
The order of the whole Epistle. 81
How God is the God of Christ, and how he is his Father;
where of the eternall generation. 84. 85
Of the mercy of Go••, both in the fountaine, and in the
streames; and how mercy is not an occasion of liberty,
and what mercy God shewes to the wicked. 93. 94
Of the new birth, with the lets and signes of it. 94, 95,
96, 97
Of hope, and the difference betweene a dead hope, and a
liuing hope in six things. 98, 99
Of the resurre••tion of Christ. 101. 102. 103
Our inheritance in heauen is incorruptible in 4 respects,
〈…〉〈…〉, and with••reth not in three
respects. 106. 107
Where ••eauen is, and that it is not euery where, and of the
〈◊〉〈◊〉 of heauen aboue all other places. 112. 113
A Christian kep•• with a fiuefold garrison. 115
Questions abo••t the power of God. 117. 118
Faith doth 〈…〉〈…〉 to further our preseruation. 123
How many kind••s of faith will not preserue vs. 125. 126
Difference betweene temporary faith and iustifying
faith. 130
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What we must doe to be souted. 131
Saluation prepared already fiue waies. 132
How many waies saluation is hid, and to whom it is re••ea∣led,
and how. 134. 135
Of the last time, and about the day of iudgement diuers
things. 138. 139
Nine wayes by which it may appeare that a Christians 〈◊〉〈◊〉
is a 〈…〉〈…〉. 144
N••ne wayes of reio••cing for Gods seruants. 145
What wee must doe to preserue the ioyes of God in our
hearts. 147
How far forth a Christian may ioy in earthly things. 148
Rules and obseruations about sorrow in affliction. 149
Foure kindes of tentations. 151
Fiue wayes Sathan tempts men. 153
Thirteene degrees of tentation.
How tentation may bee discerned from our owne corrup∣tion.
157
Comforts against tentations. 158
Twelue rules against tentations. 160
Six wayes God tries man. 164
Seauen wayes God tries man in affli••tion. 165
Comforts in our tryalls. 166
How we may shew our faith in affliction. 171
Seauen things should moue vs to rely vpon God in affli∣ction.
172
Afflictions better then gold in diuers respects. 175
Grace better then gold in many respects. 175. 176
In six respects Christ is hid till his second comming. 181
Seauen signes of the loue of Christ in the sparkle, and
7 signes of the loue of Christ in the flame. 185. 186
What we must doe to get the loue of Christ, and to keepe
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our selues in it when we haue it. Pag. 188
Six kindes of ioy, and three kinds of diabolicall ioyes. 190
Eight things by which the ioyes of the Holy Ghost may be
discerned from all other ioyes. 187
Whether the ioyes of the Holy Ghost be felt of euery Chri∣stian.
192
What we must doe to get the ioyes of God. 193
What we must doe to preserue them. 194
Foure signes of a true perswasion of saluation. 196
What the soule is. 198
Such as haue the assurance of saluation should looke to
eight things. 200
Eleuen prerogatiues of the Christian Church. 205
Foure things to be done that we faile not of the grace of
God. 207
Foure sorts of men inquire about times. 214
What we must doe that God might answer vs. 220
Distinctions about reuelations: and of six sorts of reue∣lations
vnder the Gospell. 223. 224
About traditions diuers things. 231
About the Gospell diuers things. 234. 235. 236. &c.
Eight things required in euery one that would haue part in
the Gospell. 236
Of the Holy Ghost diuers things. 239. 240. 241
Many things about Angells. 248. 249. &c.
Fourteene internall lets of godlinesse. 262
Eight rules for girding vp the loynes of our minds. 264
Of sobriety in six things. 266
Rules about recreations and apparell. 268
Against drunkennesse. 270. 271
Fiue things in a perfect hope. 275
Nine waies to shew our hope. 276
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Fiue things to be done that we may attaine full assurance
of hope. pag. 277
In seauen things we should imitate Gods mercy in shewing
mercy. 282
Of those that thinke they feele ••ore hardnes of heart after
assurance. 288
Our obedience must be like the obedience of children in six
things. 289
Sorts of lusts hatefull after calling, and eight reasons to
auoide them, p. 291. 292. and foure preseruatiues
against them. 293
Seuen things in fashioning our selues to sinne. 293
Seuen signes of a presumptuous sinne. 294
Diuers things about ignorance. 294. 295. &c.
How ignorance in vnregenerate men differs from that in
the godly. 299
Of the imitation of the holinesse of God. 300. 301
Diuers things about effectuall calling. 305. &c.
Distinctions about holinesse. 310
Helps to holinesse. 312
Twelue motiues to a holy conversation. 313
Seuen things in the manner of our conversation to be ob∣serued.
315
About the day of iudgment at large. 321. 322. &c.
We are soiourners as the Israelites were in Aegipt: many
allusions from thence. 335
Of a conversation with feare. 341
Of redemption many things. 343. &c. 353. 363
About a vaine conversation diuers things. 354. 355
Fiue degrees of redemption frō a vaine conversation. 356
Seuen signes of redemption frō a vaine conversation. 357
Six waies of deriuing sinne. 359
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How many wayes children are infected by the traditions
of their fathers. pag. 359
Seauen niles for Parents in ordering their children. 361
About the blood of Christ. 368. 370. 371
Christ like a lambe in six things. 372
Of Christ like a lambe in ix things, with their signification. 373
Of Gods statute-bookes diuers things. pag. 377. and of
fore-ordination. 380. &c.
Christ manifeted fiue waies. 385
Fiue things concerning faith. 391. &c.
Seauen rules for the daily vse of faith. 400
The glory giuen to Christ after his resurrection in eight
things. 403
Of faith and hope diuers things. 405. &c.
Ten things that assault faith. 407
A large expplication of the ceremoniall law about the clen∣sing
of the ••eper, as it concernes the sanctification of a sinner. 413. &c.
••ight things to be done to get a cleane heart. 440
Eight things for the discouery of Hipocrites. 444
How men may know their obedience is right. 445
In eight things the spirit worketh our obedience. 446
Nine signes of ••nfained loue. 452
Of puritie of heart. 454 &c.
Seauen signes of feruent loue, and nine causes of the want
of it. 457
Of the new birth and immortulitie. 460. &c.
Eight things in hearing the word as the word of God, with
other things about the word. 476
Of mans mortalitie of the body at large. 483. &c.
FINIS.
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