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.

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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.
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Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.
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London :: Printed by H. Lownes for George Latham, at the brazen Serpent in Paules Church-yard,
1626.
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Bible. -- N.T. -- 2 Peter III, 1-10 -- Commentaries.
Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17412.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2025.

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An Alphabeticall Index of the most Principall things handled throughout the whole Booke.

A
ADoption: the glory of it.
133
How it is attained.
136
Markes thereof.
136
Amazement in wives.
109
Causes thereof.
109
Antiquity: when ill pleaded.
91
Apparell: See Attire.
Attire: reasons against the va∣nity of it.
58
Attire vitious 14 waies.
63
B
Blessing: kinds thereof.
204
Blessings: how inherited.
214
How they may be gotten.
216
How grow in comforts of them.
217
Brethren: who are so.
189
Motives to love as Brethren.
190
Brethren, how to be loved.
191
Rules for brotherly love.
193
Brethren, how to bee respected in case of sinne.
194
C
Calling to Christianity.
205
Necessity of knowing it.
208
Chastity in married persons.
44
Motives thereto.
45
Preservatives of Chastity.
46
How a Chaste wife may be di∣scerned.
47
Christians: divers sorts of them.
209
Church of Rome not to be agre∣ed unto.
187
Cohabitation of husbands and wives.
114
Compassion.
188
What bowells of Compassion import.
196
How Compassion rightly orde∣red.
196
Conversion: why all not at once converted.
31
Corruptible things.
71
Courtesie.
199
D
Daies, evill in what respect.
229

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Daies good, in what respect.
232
Discords in opinions.
184
Causes thereof.
185
Divorce.
118
Doing well.
107
Motives thereto.
107
E
Earthly things vaine.
224
Why they are not to bee loved.
226
Example. Two vertues of good example.
88
How example bindos.
90
F
Feare of God, how shewed.
52
Motives to Feare.
51
Feare: how discerned,
50
Feare: servile of wicked.
48
Who are without Feare.
54
Frowardnesse: the causes and effects thereof.
80
G
Good actions, how marred.
106
Grace manifold.
163
What Grace excludes and in∣cludes.
165
Graces previledge.
166
Who sinne against Grace.
168
Guile. Signes of spirit without Guile.
19
H
Heart. See Man of the heart.
Heires to Gods Saints.
132
Markes of Heires.
136
How to carry themselves.
138
Men & women, all Heires.
169
Husbands to live quietly with wives.
2
Sixteene motives thereto.
3
Helpes thereto.
6
Causes of disorder betwixt them.
5
Husbands duties, why in the last place.
111
Motives for Husbands to doe their dutie.
112
Husbands to dwell with their wives.
114
Cases for absence.
115
Separation vnlawfull.
116
Husbands must dwell with knowledge.
123
Husbands must honour their wives.
126
I
Incorruptible things.
73
Ioy spirituall.
156
K
Knowledge divine excellent.
119
Meanes of making Knowledg powerfull.
121
How man dwells with Know∣ledge.
123
Properties and effects of Know∣ledge.
144
L
Life naturall,
224
A meane thing.
139
Life spirituall.
141
Degrees of it.
141
Originall of it.
144
Nature of it.
144
Nourishers of it.
147
Difference betwixt spirituall and eternall life.
149

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How spirituall life is attained.
157
Helpes thereto.
158
Signes therof.
160
Properties thereof.
161
Duties required by vertue of spirituall life.
162
Life of man short.
234
Love of Life.
223
How life to be prolonged.
228
Love: See Brethren.
M
Man of the heart.
66
Wherein he excells the outward Man.
67
His naturall condition.
68
How he ma be mended.
69
How knowne to be right.
70
Meckenesse: what requisite thereto.
76
Helpes to attaine it.
81
Minde. All of one minde.
180
Helpes thereto.
182
Miseries of life, how avoided.
219
N
Nullities of Mariage.
116
O
Obedience: six things required thereto.
25
Old times: what respect to be had thereto.
92
P
Peace.
155
Pittie: Motives thereto.
168
See Compassion.
Pleasing God: rules for it.
84
Praiers excellency
171
Sorts of Praiers.
173
How praier is hindred or inter∣rupted.
174
Pure: how Saints are so stiled.
40
Q
Quietnesse. See Meekenesse.
How kept quiet in trouble.
177
R
Repetition of the same things, what imported thereby.
9
Revenge.
201
Revolting: causes thereof.
17
Righteousnesse.
154
S
Salvation: how furthered.
34
Sarah's Daughters,
103
Scripture Gods Word.
22
See Word.
Separation betwixt man and wife.
116
Spirituall life. See Life.
Subjection of Wives.
1
See Wives.
T
Trust in God: Signes thereof.
95
Excellency of it.
97
Effects of it.
97
Rules about it.
99
V
Vnitie of minde. See Minde.
W
Winning men.
29
Divers waies thereof.
17
Signes of being wonne.
18
Divers kinds of Winning.
27
How Ministers win Soules.
29
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How Wives may winne their Husbands.
37
WIVES. See Husbands. See Women.
Why Wives dueties largely set downe.
8
Why Wives ought to be subiect
12
In What Wives are subiect.
13
How Wives must be subiect.
14
Sonnes of Wives against subie∣ction.
15
Wives, how they may win their husbands.
37
Wives Chastity, how seens.
47
Wives feare of husbands.
55
Wives amazement, how cau∣sed.
109
Women. See Wives.
Women ought first to bee taught their duty.
7
Womens frailties.
129
Word of God to be obeyed.
23
See Scripture.
FINIS.

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