A30242:104
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.
The things to be done, are Repentance, which driveth out of our sins; and Faith, which driveth out of our own righteousness. But because these are Divine Works, therefore a man must be regenerated and born again. And this Principle Christ insisted on to Nicodemus, Joh 3.
The things to come, are, The Resurrection of the Body; The immortality of the Soul; The Day of Judgment; The Heaven and Hell, provided for the godly and the wicked. These Principles are plain and easy; not to flesh and blood, but in respect of the manifestation of them. They are laid down clearly in Scripture: None, without horrible impudency, can deny them. Indeed, there are many sublime Disputes about the Trinity, and about Christs Incarnation; but these are not necessary to be believed by every one. Oh then, how great is thy ingratitude! God hath made the necessary things easy, and plain, and yet thou art not acquainted with them. If God had commanded some greater matter of thee; If he had required all thy time, all thy study, thou wast obliged to have done it. How much rather in things of so easy apprehension?
The things to come, are, The Resurrection of the Body; The immortality of the Soul; The Day of Judgment; The He•ven and Hell, provided for the godly and the wicked. These Principles are plain and easie; not to flesh and blood, but in respect of the manifestation of them. They are laid down clearly in Scripture: None, without horrible impudency, can deny them. Indeed, there are many sublime Disputes about the Trinity, and about Christs Incarnation; but these are not necessary to be believed by every one. Oh then, how great is thy ingratitude! God hath made the necessary things easie, and plain, and yet thou art not acquainted with them. If God had commanded some greater matter of thee; If he had required all thy time, all thy study, thou wast obliged to have done it. How much rather in things of so easie apprehension?