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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.
That the relics of corruption, which do abide in the godly,1 ought to be an heavy burden to them, against which they are daily to strive and combat.
That the reliques of corruption, which do abide in the godly,1 ought to be an heavy burden to them, against which they are daily to strive and combate.
- 1Observ.
As God, when he gave the Israelites Canaan in full possession, yet let the Inhabitants and wild beasts be still there, not totally destroyed, that they might have daily exercise and dependence upon God. So it is here▪ though God hath put thy soul in full possession of Christ; though thou art renewed and sanctified, yet all that corruption within shall not be subdued; but this is left like a thorn in thy eyes, and a prick in thy side, to make thee pray often to God for his grace. ⟨p. 22⟩Hence are those commands even to such that are godly, To mortify the deeds of the flesh, Col. 3.5. And to crucify them, Gal. 5.24. which argueth, sin hath some life in them still. And the Apostle, Rom. 6.12. exhorts, That sin may not reign in their mortal bodies; He doth not say, let it not be, but let it not reign. Though the Tree be cut down, yet here is the stump and root in the godly. To open this, Consider,
As God, when he gave the Israelites Canaan in full possession, yet let the Inhabitants and wild beasts be still there, not totally destroyed, that they might have daily exercise and dependance upon God. So it is here though God hath put thy soul in full possession of Christ; though thou art renewed and sanctified, yet all that corruption within shall not be subdued; but this is left like a thorne in thy eyes, and a prick in thy side, to make thee pray often to God for his grace.