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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.
Secondly, There are Divine Truths, such as are revealed in Gods Word, most of which humane reason could not comprehend; but as Zacheus, of a low stature, got up into the tree to see Jesus, so reason being too low, must ascend up into the Scripture to behold these truths. Now these are more certain and durable then those natural Truths, because natural truths are founded upon the nature and essence, or properties of the creatures, but Divine Truths on Gods Word. It is true, all Truth is said to be in indivisibili, and so one Truth is ⟨p. 183⟩not more true then another, but yet the foundation of this truth may be more firm in one then in another.
In the next place, consider that Gods Truths in his word, 1may be reduced to four heads: 1. Assertory Truths, such as assert any matter of Faith, or matter of fact. 2. Truths of Prophesying and Prediction; and such do not abide always, because they are completed in the accomplishment of them. 3. Truths of Promise or Promissory, and those have not only Gods word, but some of them Gods Oath also, and they are founded in Christ, in whom they are yea and amen, 2 Cor. 1. 4. There are Comminatory truths or threatenings: now here is this difference between the two latter, since Promissory truths are not made good, unless a man believe: It's of saith that the Promise might be sure, Rom. 4.16. but the threatenings of God are sure, and will be true, though the profane person do not believe them, though he think the contrary. Now the Ministers work, which he must build, is upon one of those foundations, Assertory, Promissory, or Comminatory Truths, and this will abide, though the flames burn never so violently.
In the next place, consider that Gods Truths in his word, 1