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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 collation or comparing of places together, is that, whereby places are set like parallels one beside another, that the meaning of them may more evidently appear. Act. 9. 22. But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews, which dwelt at Damascus, confirming ([Greek or Hebrew], that is, conferring or conjoining of places of Scriptures, as Artificers ⟨p. 33⟩being about to compact or join a thing together are wont to fit all the parts amongst themselves, that one of them may perfectly agree with each other) that this was that Christ.
The collation or comparing of places together, is that, whereby places are set like parallels one beside another, that the meaning of them may more euidentlie appeare. Act. 9. 22. But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Iewes, which dwelt at Damascus, confirming (〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that is, conferring or conioyning of places of Scriptures, as Artificers ⟨p. 33⟩being about to compact or ioyne a thing together are wont to fit all the parts amongst themselues, that one of them may perfectly agree with each other) that this was that Christ.
Collation of places is two-fold. The first is the comparing of the place propounded with it self cited and repeated else-where in holy writ. Esa. 6. 10. Make the heart of this people fat, make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and convert, and he heal them. This place is six times repeated in the new testament.