A30242:1296
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.
It's the undoing of a man for ever. This Doctrine or Truth, hath a sting in it; and because men are generally so brutish and feared in their evil ways, I do the rather pitch upon it, because truths that are of a more sublime nature, do not so easily penetrate.
It's the undoing of a man for ever. This Doctrine or Truth, hath a sting in it; and because men are generally so bruitish and feared in their evil waies, I do the rather pitch upon it, because truths that are of a more sublime nature, do not so easily penetrate.
Let us then improve this, Eternal Damnation is the Destruction of a man. It's the eternal undoing of a man.
To clear this, consider,
First, That it is the Scriptures way to represent Hell and Damnation under all those evils that are most terrible to sense, as on the contrary, Heaven is described by such nams as do usually delight most men. Hence it's called a Kingdom, and a Crown of Glory, and a City paved with precious stones. These are condescending expressions to us, who are apt to apprehend nothing great and admirable, but what is so to sense; and were not our natural corruption so greatly prevailing over us, such Scripture baits would soon take us. As it is thus for Heaven, so for the contrary, Hell and eternal damnation is described by all such terrible Objects, that the very naming of them, should fill us with great horror; and do not think these are vain scare-crows, no; these expressions do no more represent to the full, the torment and pain of the damned indeed, then a painted fire doth a real burning fire. Whatsoever the Scripture saith of this destruction of wicked men, doth not arise up in the least manner, to the torment indeed. Therefore that the meditation and preaching of this subject may be profitable, set