A30242:1084
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.
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 t••bulations, 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.
1Now here may be a very profitable Question raised, Whether there be any Doctor, or Teacher in the Church of God, yea or Church, though never so reformed, that doth only build gold and silver, and not some hay or stubble?
1Now here may be a very profitable Question raised, Whether there be any Doctor, or Teacher in the Church of God, yea or Church, though never so reformed, that doth onely build gold and silver, and not some hay or stubble?