A30242:1033
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.
These things being premised, 1. Let us see, How God by the word reduceth the wandering sheep.1 2. How by afflictions. And
- 1How wandering sheep are reduced by the Word.
First, The word of God is instrumental to open the eyes, to enlighten the dark understanding. David doth wonderfully commend the Scripture for this use, that it was a lantern to his feet, and a lamp to his paths; whereby he became wise, and understood even more then his Teachers, Psal. 119. This is the EYE-SALVE. For want of searching into the Scriptures, it was they erred so grossly about the resurrection. When Christ is promised to be as a refining fire (Mal. 3.) to the Sons of Levi, how did he this, but by the clearing of the Word from Pharisaical interpretations? And Estius, though a Papist, thinks this place alludes to that of Malachi; and indeed there is a great resemblance.
First, The word of God is instrumental to open the eyes, to enlighten the dark understanding. David doth wonderfully commend the Scripture for this use, that it was a lanthorn to his feet, and a lamp to his paths; whereby he became wise, and understood even more then his Teachers, Psal. 119. This is the EYE-SALVE. For want of searching into the Scriptures, it was they erred so grossely about the resurrection. When Christ is promised to be as a refining fire (Mal. 3.) to the Sons of Levi, how did he this, but by the clearing of the Word from Pharisaical interpretations? And Estius, though a Papist, thinks this place alludes to that of Malachi; and indeed there is a great resemblance.