A30242:119
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.
These words contain the reason of Pauls prudence, in dispensing spiritual meat to the Corinthians, milk, and not solid food. We may not preach all things to all people. There are giants and dwarfs; there are carnal and spiritual.
These words contain the reason of Pauls prudence, in dispensing spiritual meat to the Corinthians, milk, and not solid food. We may not preach all things to all people. There are gyants and dwarfs; there are carnal and spiritual.
The words have no difficulty, only our Translators supply a word, for in the Greek it is thus only, For hitherto ye were not able, neither are ye now able; they supply [to bear] or to concoct and digest; for he pursueth that metaphor, of making Truth the food of the soul. Veritas est cibus animi. Such a defective expression we have of the Hebrew word [Greek or Hebrew] potero, Isa. 1.13. speaking of their solemn feasts, I cannot bear them. And Psal. 101.5. Him that hath an high look, I will not bear. So that the words denote the weakness and infancy of these Corinthians, and that, though they had given themselves up to the faith of Christ, and had daily waterings by the Apostle, after their first plantation. Observe,
The words have no difficulty, only our Translators supply a word, for in the Greek it is thus only, For hitherto ye were not able, neither are ye now able; they supply [to bear] or to concoct and digest; for he pursueth that metaphor, of making Truth the food of the soul. Veritas est cibus animi. Such a defective expression we have of the Hebrew word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 potero, Isa. 1.13. speaking of their solemn feasts, I cannot bear them. And Psal. 101.5. Him that hath an high look, I will not bear. So that the words denote the weaknesse and infancy of these Corinthians, and that, though they had given themselves up to the faith of Chrst, and had daily waterings by the Apostle, after their first plantation. Observe,