A30242:1132
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.
Now herein people not diligently meditate, Whose servants do we profess our selves to be? Into whose presence are we going, when we come to pray and humble our souls? May we not say to every profane and formal man, Know ye not, that Prayer is a Communion with the most high God? Know ye not, that the Word you hear, is the Word of the great and living God? And if so, Why doest thou ta•e no more heed? Why dost thou not prepare thy self with fear and trembling? So that if people would consider what it is to come and stand before God, how the Angels cover their faces, this would make them diligently throw away all their unseemliness upon them. Remember him in the Parable, that came without a wedding garment, Mat. 22.12. So then, think of this more, how great that God is, how precious and choice those duties are, which you go about.
Now herein people not diligently meditate, Whose servants do we professe our selves to be? Into whose presence are we going, when we come to pray and humble our souls? May we not say to every prophane and formal man, Know ye not, that Prayer is a Communion with the most high God? Know ye not, that the Word you hear, is the Word of the great and living God? And if so, Why doest thou ta•e no more heed? Why dost thou not prepare thy self with fear and trembling? So that if people would consider what it is to come and stand before God, how the Angels cover their faces, this would make them diligently throw away all their unseemlinesse upon them. Remember him in the Parable, that came without a wedding garment, Mat. 22.12. So then, think of this more, how great that God is, how precious and choice those duties are, which you go about.
Thirdly, If we did consider, That the Word of God is the Rule all ought to walk by, when once they give in their names to Christ: This also would be a special antidote against all sin. You that are Christians, are not to live as you list, to make your covetous, ambitious, or malicious lusts your laws, but you must take Gods Word to be your guidance. Thus David professed of himself, that he made the Word a light and lantern to his feet, and thereby he was forewarned from sin,