A30242:1109
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.
1First, Therefore errors as well as ungodliness in life will damn, Because they are a sinful corruption of the best and noble faculty in a man. The understanding is wounded with sin, as well as the will and affections; insomuch that if it were possible for a man to have a right will and well ordered affections, yet the sinfulness of his understanding is enough to damn him. Grant then that ignorance, errors, or heresies are sins, and you say enough to make any godly man afraid of them. Therefore think of this, you who make it no matter to hold this or that opinion in Religion. If not to know the truth be a sin, know that is an infinite evil, that will divide between God and thee; and then it's a sin of the best and most noble part, the understanding and reason, whereby we are differenced from beasts. A disease in the eye is a dangerous thing, because so choice a part; and if our eyes be so dear to us, as that it's a Proverb: How dear ⟨p. 191⟩should your minds and understandings be: Nature hath provided a covering for them, and hair to defend them; and thus we should be careful to keep our minds from all infections.
1First, Therefore errours as well as ungodlinesse in life will damne, Because they are a sinfull corruption of the best and noble faculty in a man. The understanding is wounded with sinne, as well as the will and affections; insomuch that if it were possible for a man to have a right will and well ordered affections, yet the sinfulnesse of his understanding is enough to damn him. Grant then that ignorance, errours, or heresies are sinnes, and you say enough to make any godly man afraid of them. Therefore think of this, you who make it no matter to hold this or that opinion in Religion. If not to know the truth be a sinne, know that is an infinite evil, that will divide between God and thee; and then it's a sinne of the best and most noble part, the understanding and reason, whereby we are differenced from beasts. A disease in the eye is a dangerous thing, because so choice a part; and if our eyes be so dear to us, as that it's a Proverb: How dear ⟨p. 191⟩should your minds and understandings be: Nature hath provided a covering for them, and hair to defend them; and thus we should be carefull to keep our minds from all infections.