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The Art of Prophesying
The art of prophesying, or, A treatise concerning the sacred and only true manner and method of preaching first written in Latin by Master William Perkins ; and now faithfully translated into English (for that it containeth many worthy things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees) by Thomas Tuke.The arte of prophecying, or, A treatise concerning the sacred and onely true manner and methode of preaching first written in Latine by Master William Perkins ; and now faithfully translated into English (for that it containeth many worthie things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees) by Thomas Tuke.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for E.E., 1607
THE ART OF PROPHESYING. › Chapter 4THE ARTE OF PROPHECYING. › Chapter 4
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Church of Rome maketh 4. senses of the scriptures, the literal, allegorical, tropological, & anagogical, as in this her example. Melchizedek offered bread and wine. The literal sense is, that the King of Salem with meat which he brought, refreshed the soldiers of Abraham being tired with travel. The allegorical is, that the Priest doth offer up Christ in the Mass. The tropological is, therefore something ⟨p. 31⟩is to be given to the poor. The Anagogical is, that Christ in like manner being in heaven, shall be the bread of life to the faithful. But this her device of the fourfold meaning of the scripture must be exploded and rejected.
The Church of Rome maketh 4. senses of the scriptures, the literall, allegoricall, tropological, & anagogicall, as in this her example. Melchizedek offered bread and wine. The literall sense is, that the King of Salem with meate which he brought, refreshed the souldiers of Abraham being tyred with trauell. The allegoricall is, that the Priest doth offer vp Christin ye Masse. The tropologicall is, therefore something ⟨p. 31⟩is to be giuen to the poore. The Anagogicall is, that Christ in like manner being in heauen, shall be the bread of life to the faithfull. But this her deuice of the fourefold meaning of the scripture must be exploded and reiected.
There is one only sense, and the same is the literal. An allegory is only a certain manner of uttering the same sense. The Anagoge and Tropology are ways, whereby the sense may be applied.
There is one onelie sense, and the same is the literall. An allegorie is onely a certaine manner of vttering the same sense. The Anagoge and Tropologie are waies, whereby the sense may be applied.