A30242:1425
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.
Sixthly, Christianity teacheth this wisdom, not so much to regard the present, as to provide for the future, to remember our later end, to provide for eternity. Prudens (they say) is quasi porro videns, seeing afar off, whereas wicked men are said to be like brute beasts, that are carried away with sensible objects, such as they, Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die: Such as Dives, as would have his goods in the life, and therefore he is called a fool, because he did not consider, what would be after, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be taken from thee', Luke 12.20. But our Religion teacheth us better wisdom; Oh that they were wise (said God) that they would consider their later end! Deut. 32.29 And certainly, this wisdom is of admirable consequence: For what worlds of gold would the damned give that they had had such wisdom, while they lived in this world? David prayeth for this, Teach me to number my days, that I may apply my heart to wisdom, Psal. 90.12.
Sixthly, Christianity teacheth this wisdome, not so much to regard the present, as to provide for the future, to remember our later end, to provide for eternity. Prudens (they say) is quasi porro videns, seeing afarre off, whereas wicked men are said to be like bruit beasts, that are carried away with sensible objects, such as they, Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die: Such as Dives, as would have his goods in the life, and therefore he is called a fool, because he did not consider, what would be after, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be taken from thee', Luke 12.20. But our Religion teacheth us better wisdome; Oh that they were wise (said God) that they would consider their later end! Deut. 32.29 And certainly, this wisdome is of admirable consequence: For what worlds of gold would the damned give that they had had such wisdome, while they lived in this world? David prayeth for this, Teach me to number my dayes, that I may apply my heart to wisdome, Psal. 90.12.