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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.
Practical godliness hath a great deal of seeming foolishness in the eyes of the world. As
Practical godlinesse hath a great deal of seeming foolishnesse in the eyes of the world. As
First, The whole Doctrine of self-denial is a very foolish thing to carnal wisdom. Our Saviour requireth this, as the foundation in all those who are to come to him. Now a mans self is to be denied two ways:
First, The whole Doctrine of self-denial is a very foolish thing to carnal wisdome. Our Saviour requireth this, as the foundation in all those who are to come to him. Now a mans self is to be denied two wayes:
1. There is his sinful and unlawful self in the pleasures and profits of sin. This must be totally renounced: But how absurd this is, appeareth, in that it is Pulling out our right eye, and cutting off our right hand. But then
1. There is his sinfull and unlawfull self in the pleasures and profits of sinne. This must be totally renounced: But how absurd this is, appeareth, in that it is Pulling out our right eye, and cutting off our right hand. But then