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.

Author

Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.

Publication

London :: Printed by H. Lownes for George Latham, at the brazen Serpent in Paules Church-yard,

1626.

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Subject terms

Bible. -- N.T. -- 2 Peter III, 1-10 -- Commentaries.

Sermons, English -- 17th century.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT HONOV∣RABLE SIR HORATIO VEERE, Knight, Lord Veere of Tilbery, and Gene∣rall of the English Forces in the service of the high and mightie Lords, the States Generall of the united Provinces in the Neatherlands: And to his pious and vertuous Consort, the Lady Mary Veere, such encrease of Grace as may bring them to fulnesse of Glory.
• AN EXPOSITION of part of the third Chapter of the first Epistle generall of PETER.
  • Verse 2. While they behold your chaste conversation, coupled with feare.
  • Verse 3. Whose adorning, let it not be that outward adorning, of plaiting the haire, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparell: Verse 4. But let it be the hidden man of the heart, that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meeke and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
  • Vers. 4. But let it be the hidden man of the heart, &c.
  • Vers. 5. For even after this manner in time past did the holy wo∣men, which trusted in God, tyer themselves, and were subject to their husbands. Vers. 6. As Sarah obeyed Abraham, and called him Lord: whose daughters ye are, whiles, yee doe well, not being affraid of any terrour.
  • Vers. 7. Likewise yee husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessell, as being heyres together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindred.
  • Vers. 8. Finally, be yee all of one minde: one suffer with ano∣ther: love as brethren: be pitifull: be courteous.
  • Vers. 9. Not rendring evill for evill, or rayling for rayling: but contrariwise, blessing, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
  • Vers. 10. For hee that will love life, and see good daies, let him refraine his tongue from euill, and his lips that they speake no guile. Vers. 11. Let him eschew euill, and doe good, &c.
• An Alphabeticall Index of the most Principall things handled throughout the whole Booke.