A30242:1194
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.
1. We have the Angels giving worship unto him; whereas John, when he would have worshipped the Angel, he is forbidden, Worship thou God, Revel. 19.10. So that religious worship is only to be given to God. And thus the Angels in that glorious vision sang, Holy, holy, holy—unto God. Now it's worth your observing, that this vision is attributed both to the Father, to the Son, and to the holy Ghost. To the Father that is without doubt, Isa. 6. for there he is described as a glorious Judge in all Majesty. To the Son, John 12.41. This spake Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him, viz. of Christ, as the Evangelist applieth it. Lastly, To the holy Ghost, Act 28.25. That men also are to give religious worship to the holy Ghost, appeareth in their baptismal profession, Being baptized into the Name of the holy Ghost: As also by that form of prayer and blessing. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and communion of the holy Ghost, sometimes used in the Epistles. Thus you see the Scripture clearly determining this matter of faith: And if we cannot comprehend, how there should be one God and three Persons, eve•y one of them God, and yet but one God; you must remember, That faith is the captivating of the understanding unto a mere testimony. It's not science, but faith, that Christians profess. In humane things, Argumentum facit fidem; in divine things, Fides facit argumentum. Neither is it any wonder, that we cannot in the creatures find an exact comparison to represent this, though many learned men, ancient and later, have used similitudes, because there is no such thing as a God, besides the true God. And therefore Basil said well to the Heretic, desiring a similitude to represent the Trinity, Da mihi alium Deum, & aliam trinitatem tibi ostendam. Thus we have laboured to establish your faith in this necessary point.
1. We have the Angels giving worship unto him; whereas John, when he would have worshipped the Angel, he is forbidden, Worship thou God, Revel. 19.10. So that religious worship is only to be given to God. And thus the Angels in that glorious vision sang, Holy, holy, holy—unto God. Now it's worth your observing, that this vision is attributed both to the Father, to the Sonne, and to the holy Ghost. To the Father that is without doubt,