A30242:1493
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.
2. The Lord knoweth the thoughts, [Greek or Hebrew], their reasonings, their choicest acts of the understanding, their best and most accurate Discourses; all their Logic (as it were) to be a mere fallacy. And then
2. The Lord knoweth the thoughts, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, their reasonings, their choisest acts of the understanding, their best and most accurate Discourses; all their Logick (as it were) to be a meer fallacy. And then
Lastly, To be vain, to be fruitless, to be empty; they make empty webs all the day long. Domitian the Emperor is derided for spending time in catching of flies, and yet as vain and foolish are all the thoughts and projects of every natural wise man. So that what Motto the wise man would write upon every creature, Vanity of vanity, all is vanity: So the same may be upon all the best thoughts, meditations and counsels of the wisest men, and if a mans mind be vain, every thing else in him must needs be vanity; for this is the salt that seasons a man, and if that hath lost its seasoning, [Greek or Hebrew], become a fool, all is likewise foolish. Observe,
Lastly, To be vain, to be fruitlesse, to be empty; they make empty webs all the day long. Domitian the Emperour is derided for spending time in catching of flies, and yet as vain and foolish are all the thoughts and projects of every natural wise man. So that what Motto the wise man would write upon every creature, Vanity of vanity, all is vanity: So the same may be upon all the best thoughts, meditations and counsels of the wisest men, and if a mans mind be vain, every thing else in him must needs be vanity; for this is the salt that seasons a man, and if that hath lost its seasoning, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, become a fool, all is likewise foolish. Observe,