A30242:1155
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.
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, Exodus 3.5. Oh, much rather must thou pluck off thy sinful lusts, thy carnal pleasures! For God is holy, and the Ordinances are holy, about which thou art conversant.
Among the Jews, there was a relative or typicall Holinesse: 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 shew that the Temple was peculiarly dedicated to God, and had a relative Holinesse. Thus all Believers, they are in a spiritual manner Dedicated to God: They are separated from the world, and sinne: They are not to live in the same wickednesse 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 shooes of his feet, because the place was holy,