A30242:1337
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.
Verse 18. Let no man deceive himself, if any man seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
The Apostle having sufficiently declared the sinfulness and punishment attendant of those, who defile the Church of God by corrupt Doctrines, he doth begin in this verse to remove those obstructions in the way, that may hinder the good use of what he had said. For though the food be never so good, yet if the stomach be sick and undisposed, we cannot look for good nourishment.
THe Apostle having sufficiently declared the sinfulnesse and punishment attendant of those, who defile the Church of God by corrupt Doctrines, he doth begin in this verse to remove those obstructions in the way, that may hinder the good use of what he had said. For though the food be never so good, yet if the stomack be sick and undisposed, we cannot look for good nourishment.
Now the first stone, that was to be rolled out of the way (there could be no sowing of this divine seed with hopeful success, till that was removed) was the self-conceit of their own wisdom, and the admiring of the worldly humane excellencies that they saw in their false teachers. Till this Goliath be killed, the Apostle doth not expect their obedience to what he had said. Hence in this eighteenth verse, he beginneth to dehort from all self-conceit, and earthly wisdom; and in the Text he declareth a two-fold pernicious and dangerous effect thereof.
Now the first stone, that was to be rolled out of the way (there could be no sowing of this divine seed with hopefull successe, till that was removed) was the self-conceit of their own wisdome, and the admiring of the worldly humane excellencies that they saw in their false teachers. Till this Goliah be killed, the Apostle doth not expect their obedience to what he had said. Hence in this eighteenth verse, he beginneth to dehort from all self-conceit, and earthly wisdome; and in the Text he declareth a two-fold pernicious and dangerous effect thereof.