A30242:1374
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.
The Text persuadeth us to put out our right eyes, as Nahash the Ammonite did Davids Ambassadors; only that was for their hurt and reproach, this for our great profit and honour. Humane and earthly wisdom is the great enemy to all heavenly things. That Doctrine hath been dispatched.
The Text perswadeth us to put out our right eyes, as Nahash the Ammonite did Davids Embassadours; onely that was for their hurt and reproach, this for our great profit and honour. Humane and earthly wisdome is the great enemy to all heavenly things. That Doctrine hath been dispatched.
We come now to consider the Description of this humane wisdom, and the Apostle hath two diminishing limitations:
We come now to consider the Description of this humane wisdome, and the Apostle hath two diminishing limitations:
First, If any man seem to be wise, he doth not say, if any be indeed wise, but if he seem to be either to himself, through pride and vain-glory, boasting of that which is not in him, as the empty vessels make the most sound, and the empty carts most rattling in the streets; if so, it's like another expression of this Apostle, If any man thinketh he knoweth something, he knoweth nothing as he ought to know, 1 Cor. 8.2. Or else, if he seem to be wise in the opinion and repute of others; and then this wisdom is like honour, more •n the imagination of those that repute him so, then in the person himself, Plus in h••orante quam honorato: But either way, you see it's but a seeming, [Greek or Hebrew], it's but a wisdom [Greek or Hebrew], as the colours of the Rain-bow, which are no colours indeed, but a mere appearance by the Suns reflection, as some say; whereas the Scripture-wisdom is so indeed and in truth, Let him become a fool, that he may be wise; he doth not say (as before) that he may also seem to be wise, but wise in truth.