A30242:1308
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.
Secondly, It's an Universal Destruction in a moral sense. 1There is not the least mixture of any joy, of any hope. For as Heaven is a state of unmixed happiness, there cannot a drop of gall fall into that ocean of happiness: So here, there cannot a drop of honey fall into that ocean of gall; we told you not a drop of water for the top of the tongue only could be obtained, much less for the whole body.
Secondly, It's an Ʋniversal Destruction in a moral sense. 1There is not the least mixture of any joy, of any hope. For as Heaven is a state of unmixed happinesse, there cannot a drop of gall fall into that ocean of happinesse: So here, there cannot a drop of honey fall into that ocean of gall; we told you not a drop of water for the top of the tongue only could be obtained, much lesse for the whole body.
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Thirdly, It's an Inevitable Destruction. God will destroy,1 Who can stop Gods hand? Who can hinder his blow? If a little of Gods wrath be kindled, Who can abide? How much less when he stirreth up all his wrath? It is the day of his wrath, when Kingdoms and Nations feel the day of his temporal wrath, How sad hath it been? Jerusalem had her day of Gods wrath, but these are only drops to that ocean of his wrath.
Thirdly, It's an Inevitable Destruction. God will destroy,1 Who can stop Gods hand? Who can hinder his blow? If a little of Gods wrath be kindled, Who can abide? How much lesse when he stirreth up all his wrath? It is the day of his wrath, when Kingdomes and Nations feele the day of his temporal wrath, How sad hath it been? Jerusalem had her day of Gods wrath, but these are onely drops to that ocean of his wrath.