A30242:1154
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.
Fourthly, The Temple was in a peculiar manner holy, in respect of other buildings, as the Apostle saith in the next verse. Now when we say it was Holy, we do not mean an holiness inherent, as Angels and men are holy, but of Dedication and Consecration; a relative holiness; being set apart by Gods special Command to such an use. And therefore the Synagogues of the Jews, neither our material Churches have such an holiness; as is to be showed, when we come to the 18 verse. For that is a necessary point to handle, to take of men from superstitious thoughts about holy places.
Fourthly, The Temple was in a peculiar manner holy, in respect of other buildings, as the Apostle saith in the next verse. Now when we say it was Holy, we do not mean an holinesse inherent, as Angels and men are holy, but of Dedication and Consecration; a relative holinesse; being set apart by Gods special Command to such an use. And therefore the Synagogues of the Jews, neither our material Churches have such an holinesse; as is to be shewed, when we come to the 18 verse. For that is a necessary point to handle, to take of men from superstitious thoughts about holy places.
Among the Jews, there was a relative or typical Holiness: The Temple was an Holy Temple, Jerusalem is called the Holy City; yea, every Jew, is called an Holy person, Mat. 4.5. and Gentiles are unclean, as appeareth by that Vision to Peter, Call no man unholy or unclean, Acts 10.38. But of this more. This is enough, to show that the Temple was peculiarly dedicated to God, and had a relative Holiness. Thus all Believers, they are in a spiritual manner Dedicated to God: They are separated from the world, and sin: They are not to live in the same wickedness and impiety, as men of the world do. Oh Beloved, What a strong Obligation is this to us all to live holily! We are separated from the world: We are not to have such thoughts, such lives, such affections as the world hath. Procul, O Procul esse prophani, they would cry, in respect of their heathenish Temples; and this is much more true of the Church of God. Moses was commanded to pull off the shoes of his feet, because the place was holy,