A30242:1083
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.
This being so clear, we would wonder, what should make the Popish Interpreters dream of a Purgatory fire; for they hold Purgatory a real fire, even as that of Hell; but the Apostles expression is, As it were by fire; which denoteth a mere similitude and comparison, Gods examination and judgement; as also the Word, and heavy afflictions, these are the fire, which he must go through.
This being so clear, we would wonder, what should make the Popish Interpreters dream of a Purgatory fire; for they hold Purgatory a real fire, even as that of Hell; but the Apostles expression is, As it were by fire; which denoteth a meer similitude and comparison, Gods examination and judgement; as also the Word, and heavy afflictions, these are the fire, which he must go thorow.
Besides many of them hold, That the Apostle speaks of the Day of Judgement, when all mens works shall be examined and judged; so that this fire must not be till the Day of Judgement; whereas they hold Purgatory fire, presently upon a mans death, and so necessarily before the Day of Judgement. So that Austin long ago far more probably interpreted it of afflictions in this life: Even as a Merchant in a dangerous tempest throweth away all his goods, and •oseth all that he loved, to escape with his own life: So shall it be with any man that builds unsound and false opinions, when God shall awaken him by tribulations, he will be content to throw all away, to lose all: He will forsake all those Doctrines he was so dearly enamoured with, that he himself may escape.
Besides many of them hold, That the Apostle speaks of the Day of Judgement, when all mens works shall be examined and judged; so that this fire must not be till the Day of Judgement; whereas they hold Purgatory fire, presently upon a mans death, and so necessarily before the Day of Judgement. So that Austin long ago farre more probably interpreted it of afflictions in this life: Even as a Merchant in a dangerous tempest throweth away all his goods, and •oseth all that he loved, to escape with his own life: So shall it be with any man that builds unsound and false opinions, when God shall awaken him by tbulations, he will be content to throw all away, to lose all: He will forsake all those Doctrines he was so dearly inamoured with, that he himself may escape.