Exposition on 2 Peter 1, List of doctrines
A Table of the chiefe things contained in this book, or a briefe view of the Doctrines gathered out of eueryevery verſe of the Chapter.
VERSE 1.
1 IT is an honeſt and commendable practiſe, for ſuch as write Bookes, to ſet their names to their writings. page 1
2 The chiefe of the creatures are but ſeruants in reſpect of Chriſt. 2
3 Vnleſſ a Miniſter ſpeake as from Chriſt, we are not to receiue him. 4
4 Grace is a portion obtained by lot. 4
5 The people may hauehave the like ſauing graces as are in their Miniſters. 5
6 Gods owne fidelitie is an eſpeciall motiue vntounto God to giuegive grace. 6
VERSE 2.
1 Gods fauour & his Spirit are to be wiſhed aboue all, &c. 6
2 Peace with God is to be deſired aboue all other peaces. 9
3 Miniſters ſhould deſire increaſe of grace in their bearers. 10
4 Th… differences betweene literall and ſauing knowledge. 13
5 The way to grow in grace, in ſenſe and feeling of Gods fauour, in peace of conſcience; yea the way to attaine victory againſt enemies, and other temporall bleſsings (for all theſe are comprehended in grace and peace,) it is to get ſauing knowledge. 14
6 Ieſus Chriſt is the onelyonly meritorious Sauiour. 16
7 VntoUnto whom Chriſt is a Sauiour, to them he will be a Lord. 18
VERSE 3.
1 Chriſt hath in him, not an humane power onelyonly, but alſo a diuine. 20
2 Whatſoeuer tendeth to ſaluation or ſanctification, we receiue it all from Chriſt. 21
3 Whatſoeuer pertaineth to life and godlineſſe, it is not of merit but of free grace. 23
4 There is a life prepared for the elect after this life ended. 23
5 The motiues to perſwade vntounto godlineſſe. 26
6 Glory and vertue goe together; he that hath one, ſhall hauehave both. 28
7 No man can vſurpe glorie and vertue, they are by calling. 28
8 The calling of a Chriſtian is an honourable calling. 29
VERSE 4.
1 The promiſes of God are highly to be eſteemed, they are to be accounted great. 31
2 Gods promiſes, though great, yet they are free, not mercenarie. 33
3 Sauing grace comes the neareſt of all other things to the nature of God. 34
4 The Euangelicall promiſes are ſpeciall meanes to beget grace in the heart. 36
5 In the world there be great corruptions. 37
6 Originall ſinne is the cauſe of worldly corruptions. 39
7 The corruptions of the world may be ſhunned and eſcaped. 40
8 None eſcape the corruptions, but ſuch as hauehave receiued the diuine nature. 41
VERSE 5.
1 We muſt not be content with that degree of grace which we hauehave receiued in our firſt conuerſion, but we muſt to the firſt, labour to adde other graces. 43
2 There is a great deale of diligence required, for the obtaining of increaſe of grace. 43
3 A Chriſtian muſt not content himſelfe with one good gift of the Spirit, &c. 44
4 A Chriſtian ought to labour to be truly vertuous. 45
5 Vertue muſt be added vntounto Faith. 47
6 It is not ſufficient to be vertuous, but we muſt hauehave knowledge alſo. 48
VERSE 6.
1 Temperance is the moderation of luſt and appetite in the vſe of the gifts and creatures of God.
2 There is a double patience, one towards God, the other towards men; both are to be added vntounto our knowledge. 51
3 Godlines is a ſincere deſire, and conſcionable endeuour after an vniuerſall conformity to Gods reuealed will. 55
VERSE 7.
1 All ſuch as truly feare God, are brethren. 58
2 There ought to be brotherly louelove amongeſt Chriſtians. 60
3 Charitie is to be laboured for aſwell as other graces. 62
VERSE 8.
1 It is not ſufficient to talke of grace, but we muſt hauehave grace in poſſeſsion. 65
2 We muſt hauehave grace alwayes in readineſſe. 66
3 It is not ſufficient to hauehave a truth of grace, but we muſt endeuour to abound in grace. 67
4 Chriſtians ought to labour for an holy ſtrictneſſe, yea for ſuch a degree of ſtrictneſſe, as is esteemed curioſitie in the world. 68
5 A true ſanctified Chriſtian is no idle perſon. 70
6 A Chriſtian is not barren and vnfruitfull. 71
7 Grace in the childe of God, is the cauſe of painefulneſſe and fruitfulneſſe. 72
8 Wherein the knowledge of Chriſt conſiſteth. 73
VERSE 9.
1 EueryEvery graceleſſe perſon is a blinde perſon. 74
2 Graceleſſe perſons are wilfully ignorant. 76
3 Euerie man and woman are ſinners of old. 78
4 There is means whereby to be purged from old ſins. 79
5 Graceleſſe perſons are not exempted from that redemption which is by Chriſt. 80
6 Graceleſſe perſons are very forgetfull of Gods bleſſings, yea euen of redemption it ſelfe. 80
VERSE 10.
There is a double calling, vneffectuall and effectuall: and what they be. 81
2 The definition of election, or what election is. 84
3 It is our parts to labour to be well perſwaded of our effectuall calling. 85
4 We ought alſo to labour to be aſſured of our election. 86
5 The markes of election. 87
6 There is a great deale of diligence required for the making our calling and election ſure. 88
7 We ought the rather to get aſſurance, becauſe this is a meanes to preuent falling away. 90
8 How farre a man may fall from grace. 92
9 The childe of God ſhall neuer vtterly and finally fall from grace. 94
10 Prastiſe of Gods word, and adding grace vntounto grace is an eſpeciall meanes to preuent backeſliding. 95
VERSE 11.
1 That Chriſt hath a kingdome. 96
2 Chriſts kingdome is an euerlaſting kingdome. 98
3 That Chriſts kingdome hath an entrance. 100
4 That men and women do not enter the gate of grace by their owne power, but by Gods power. 101
5 That there be degrees in this matter of entrance into the kingdome of grace. 103
6 That the entrance into Chriſts kingdome is made by the eight graces ſpoken of in the fift, ſixt, ſeuenth and eight verſes of this Chapter. 104
VERSE 12.
1 It is a great ſinne in a Miniſter, to be negligent in his place. 106
2 It ought to be an eſpeciall motiue vntounto a Miniſter to be carefull and diligent in his calling, becauſe he may be a meanes, by his diligence, to bring ſoules into Chriſts kingdome. 108
3 That it is the office of the Miniſter, to put people in remembrance of thoſe things which concerne the kingdome of God. 108
4 It is the duety of eueryevery true Chriſtian, to be well acquainted with the Scriptures. 109
5 It is not ſufficient to know the truth, but we ought to be eſtabliſhed in it. 110
6 There is but one truth, howſoeuer there may be many opinions concerning that truth. 111
7 That there is but one truth, and that it was the onelie truth which was preached by the holy Apoſtles. 112
8 It is lawfull for a Miniſter to preach vulgar things. 113
VERSE 13.
1 The preaching of Gods word is a iuſt practiſe. 114
2 It is a iuſt practiſe, not onelyonly in the ſight of God, but alſo of good men. 116
3 A Chriſtian must not diſſemble his religion. 118
4 The body is like a Tent or Tabernacle. 119
5 A Miniſter muſt be conſtant vntill death in his miniſteriall paines. 120
6 Miniſters muſt endeuour, not onelyonly to informe the iudgement, but alſo to worke vponupon the affections. 123
VERSE 14.
1 A Chriſtian ſhould make account of ſhort life. 125
2 Conſideration of the ſhortneſſe of life ſhould make vsus more diligent. 129
3 EueryEvery one ought to be infallibly perſwaded of the truth of Gods word. 130
4 Death is but a meanes of remouall from one place to an other. 131
VERSE 15.
1 A Miniſter muſt endeuour the future good of the Church, as well as the preſent good. 134
2 Miniſters muſt carefully auoid errors in teaching. 136
3 Why erronious doctrine is compared to fables. 135
VERSE 16.
1 That it ought to be a great motiue to people to heare their Miniſters, when they are conuinced in their conſciences that they deale faithfully. 138
2 That eueryevery man, yea the very elect themſelues are naturally without the knowledge of the Goſpell. 139
3 That the Apoſtles were the eſpeciall inſtruments of making the Goſpell manifeſt. 140
4 That Miniſters ought, aboue all other doctrine, to preach Chriſt. 142
5 That Chriſt is mighty and ſtrong, able to do what he will. 144
6 The maner of Chriſt his coming in the fleſh. 146
7 That there was maieſtie in Chriſt whileſt he liued vppon the earth. 147
8 That Chriſt his maieſty was viſible and apparent. 148
9 That the Apoſtles had certaine knowledge of the truth of thoſe things which they did write and preach.
VERSE 17.
1 That Chriſt as man receiued all things from the Father. 152
2 That God will honour them that honour him. 153
3 What honour and glory Christ receiued in his tranſfiguration. 155
4 That God hath his time to put honour vponupon his children. 156
5 Rather then Gods children ſhall want honour, God will giuegive them honour by extraordinarie meanes. 157
6 God dwelleth in the midſt of ſuch glory, as becometh his greatneſſe. 158
7 How Chriſt is the Sonne of God, by what kinde of ſonneſhip. 159
8 Chriſt is beloued of God after an eſpeciall maner. 160
9 That God the Father was euer wel pleaſed with Chriſt. 162
10 God is wel-pleaſed with his Church in Chriſt. 163
11 That one place of Scripture expounds another. 165
VERSE 18.
1 That Gods voice is an audible voice. 166
2 That it is an eſpeciall priuilege to be conuerſant with Chriſt. 168
3 EueryEvery place is holy during the time of Gods holy ordinances. 171
4 The Goſpel of Chriſt is an infallible truth. 172
VERSE 19.
1 We ought to prize the ſentences of Scripture aboue all other ſpeeches or Sentences. 173
2 It is the duty of all Chriſtians to giuegive diligent heede to the word of God. 175
3 It is a commendable thing to take heed to the word of God. 176
3 That it is the duty of Miniſters to encourage people in their practiſe of hearing Gods word by commending them. 177
4 That the word is a light. 179
5 The heart of the vnregenerate is a darke place. 182
6 Why illumination, or the gift of Chriſt, is compared to the dawning. 184
7 Why it is compared to the morning Starre. 185
8 Differences betweene light in the elect, and light in the reprobate. 186
9 How long we ought to giuegive heed to Gods word. 186
VERSE 20.
1 That none can interpret Scriptures without the helpe of Gods Spirit. 188
2 None ſhould be ignorant that the Scripture is not of priuate interpretation. 191
VERSE 21.
1 The Scriptures are not the inuention of man. 193
2 The Prophets and Apoſtles were men, not Gods. 194
3 That they were men of God. 195
4 That they were holy men. 196
5 That the canonicall Scriptures were giuen by inſpiration. 197
6 That the holy Ghoſt did ſtrongly reigne in the Prophets and Apoſtles. 199