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The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole…
The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgess ...The Scripture directory for church-officers and people, or, A practical commentary upon the whole third chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians to which is annexed The godly and the natural mans choice, upon Psal. 4, vers. 6, 7, 8 / by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for T.U., 1659
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.
2. For the Effect of Gods anger, tribulations and punishment. When thou walkest through the fire, Isa. 43 2.
3. It's used for any thing that will try and examine. That as the fire trieth the gold, but consumeth the dross; so whatsoever way God takes to examine, that is fire. Thus Psal. 66.10 Thou hast tried us as silver is tried And Gods Word is said to be like gold seven times tried in the furnace, Psal. 12 6. Especially Zechar. 13.9.
3. It's used for any thing that will try and examine. That as the fire tryeth the gold, but consumeth the drosse; so whatsoever way God takes to examine, that is fire. Thus Psal. 66.10 Thou hast tryed us as silver is tryed And Gods Word is said to be like gold seven times tryed in the furnace, Psal. 12 6. Especially Zechar. 13.9.
4▪ More particularly, it's used for Gods Word, because that doth try and discover all false ways. Jer. 5.14. I will make my •ords in thy mouth fire, saith God to Jeremiah. For fire hath light and heat in it; both these try. First, Light: Every thing that is manifested, is manifested by the light,