A30242:1025
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.
5. Fire is used for temptations, afflections. The precious trial of your faith by fire, 1 Pet. 1.7. Count not the fiery trial a strange thing, 1 Pet. 4.12. Mark 9.29. Every Sacrifice shall be s•lt•• •ith fire. That is, as some expound it, Every man that would be acceptable to God, he must have salt to season him; and this salt, is, the fire of affliction.
5. Fire is used for temptations, afflections. The precious tryal of your faith by fire, 1 Pet. 1.7. Count not the firey tryal a strange thing, 1 Pet. 4.12. Mark 9.29. Every Sacrifice shall be s•lt•• •ith fire. That is, as some expound it, Every man that would be acceptable to God, he must have salt to season him; and this salt, is, the fire of afflection.
By these places you see then, that fire signifieth in the general, Gods severe judgment, discovering and trying mens ways, which are partly by his Word, and partly by afflictions. So that the Apostle continueth in his excellent Allegory of building. Those parts of the house that are wood and straw, are presently consumed by fire, but gold and silver will abide. This I conceive the genuine meaning, only further take notice, that the Apostle speaks in the Present-tense, it is revealed; but we translate it in the future; because it's usual in the Scripture, to speak of a thing that shall be continued, in the Present-tense; as also to show the certainty of it. It's also doubted to what this doth relate: The day shall be declared by fire; Some say, the Lord shall be revealed in fire, as