A30242:1051
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 good work supposed is, If it abide. If it can endure the fire, and be not consumed by it; for so all truth will. The good thing promised, is, He shall receive a reward. By the reward here promised, to understand only that honour and dignity he shall have in the Church, is to limit it too much; we may take it for all the honour and blessing God will bestow on him here, and eternal life hereafter.
Now why it's called a Reward, and the improvement of that, hath been already considered; we shall therefore pitch on the matter supposed, If any mans work abide. Now this must be understood, supposing all the other conditions likewise required to salvation: For if a man preach truth never so truly; if […] ⟨p. 176⟩[…] ⟨p. 177⟩[…] ⟨p. 178⟩[…] ⟨p. 179⟩[…] ⟨p. 180⟩[…] ⟨p. 181⟩⟨p. 182⟩he be never so Orthodox, yet if his life be wicked, he shall loose heaven for all that. Therefore those who are Orthodox in their judgments, and do not walk exactly in their lives, are like those posts in the high-way (as Austin said) that direct passengers to go the right way, but they themselves stand still. The meaning then of the Apostle, is, That on his Doctrines part, there shall be no impediment to his salvation. If his life, and if his aims and ends be gold likewise, as well as his Doctrine, he is sure to have a glorious Reward.
Now why it's called a Reward, and the improvement of that, hath been already considered; we shall therefore pitch on the matter supposed, If any mans work abide. Now this must be understood, supposing all the other conditions likewise required to salvation: For if a man preach truth never so truly; if