A30242:1333
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, Dedication, and giving up our selves wholly unto God. Thy soul and body are to be one Temple, only thy soul is the Saxctum sanctorum; there should only be admitted choice and sanctified thoughts and intentions, Shall I take (saith the Apostle) the member of Christ, and make it the member of an harlot? 1 Cor. 6.15. Shall I take the Temple of God, and make it a public stew for all lusts? As they said of their Temples, Procul ô procul este prophani: So do thou of all noisome and filthy sins. As there were constant Porters to watch the Temple: so do thou continually set a watch before thy heart and soul, that no unclean thing enter in.
Secondly, Dedication, and giving up our selves wholly unto God. Thy soul and body are to be one Temple, onely thy soul is the Saxctum sanctorum; there should only be admitted choice and sanctified thoughts and intentions, Shall I take (saith the Apostle) the member of Christ, and make it the member of an harlot? 1 Cor. 6.15. Shall I take the Temple of God, and make it a publick stew for all lusts? As they said of their Temples, Procul ô procul este prophani: So do thou of all noisome and filthy sinnes. As there were constant Porters to watch the Temple: so do thou continually set a watch before thy heart and soul, that no unclean thing enter in.
Thirdly, Here is implied. Union of the members of the Church together. The Temple was not one stone, or a few stones scattered up and down, but exactly ⟨p. 229⟩and curiously joined together. The Churches are compared to a body, where there are several organized members, and all useful one to another.
Thirdly, Here is implied. Ʋnion of the members of the Church together. The Temple was not one stone, or a few stones scattered up and down, but exactly ⟨p. 229⟩