An analyticall exposition of both the Epistles of the Apostle Peter : $b Illustrated by doctrines out of every textAmes, William
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An analyticall exposition of both the Epistles of the Apostle Peter : $b Illustrated by doctrines out of every text
Ames, William
Bible. Peter -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800
_Vse_ 1. This may serve _to condemne_ those that by their life
dishonour Christ, and put their Redeemer to an open shame, _Hebrews
6.6._ they doe as it were tread under foot his blood, that was the
price of our redemption, and count it an unholy thing _Hebrews 10.29._
2. _To exhort us_, as often as we think of our redemption, (which we
ought to do very oft,) so often should we thinke that there are as
it were coales of fire heaped upon our heads, wherewith we should be
inflamed to this holinesse.
Doctrine 10. _That we may gaine profit and benefit by the consideration
of our redemption, we should diligently meditate upon Christs
predestination, his incarnation, humiliation, and glorification._
This is gathered from Verse 20,21.
_Reason_ 1. Because by this meanes alone is the breadth, and length,
and depth, and height of Gods love in Christ made manifest, _Ephesians
3.18._
2. Because by this meanes alone doe we come to know, what a great worke,
and of how great difficulty it was, to deliver men from their sinnes.
3. Because by this also we may easily gather, how fit and just it is,
that we should live unto God and Christ in all holinesse, which is the
scope of this Text.
_Use._ This may serve _to admonish_ us not to passe over this
mysterie slightly in our thoughts and meditations, but to continue in
contemplation thereupon, that so we may, as it were, suck therehence
the juice of true godlinesse.
Doctrine 11. _The proper and immediate use of all our contemplation
upon Christ, and our redemption obtained by him, is, to confirme our
faith and hope in God._
This is gathered from Verse 21, at the end.
_Reason_ 1. Because the end of Christs mediation is, that through him
we should believe in God, as it is here affirmed.
2. Because Christ left us an example of putting our faith and hope
in God; for he in his way perfectly performed it, and by that meanes
attained the highest glory.
3. Because for our sakes and for our good was that glory given unto
Christ, which our faith and hope look and seeke after.
_Use._ This may serve _to exhort us_, alwayes to look unto Iesus Christ
the author and finisher of our faith, _Hebrews 12.2._ and by looking
unto him to quicken our faith and hope.
Doctrine 12. _The calling of the faithfull hath the purification of the
soule joyned with it._
This is gathered from the beginning of the 22 Verse. So _2 Peter
2. 20._ Hence it is that the washing of baptisme represents that grace
which is given in their calling: Now this purification and washing,
which is communicated in their calling, and signified by baptisme,
is not by justification only, which consists in the imputing thereof
unto remission of sinnes, but also by sanctification and the reall
clensing of the soule, _1 Corinthians 6.11._ _Titus 3.5._ And this
sanctification is chiefly referred to the soule as to its proper object.
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