A30242:1501
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.
To himself all his thoughts are a mere lie. They promise such happiness, glory and felicity to themselves; and in the mean while, they are very lies; they prove as the Land-flood, as a reed a man leaneth on. The rich man that said, Thou hast many goods laid up, his thoughts were so many lies. Those proud thoughts of Tyre and Sidon, that set her heart as God, and said, No evil should come near them, were nothing but lies And if this were only in temporal and fading things, the deceit would not be so dangerous, but it's in spiritual things also. All mens thoughts naturally are concerning the goodness of their heart, the purity of their ways, the happiness of their condition, but in all things they lie most damnably. What a dangerous lie was that of Laodicea, who said, She was rich, and clothed, and wanted nothing, when indeed she was naked, miserable, and wanted all things? Revel. 3.17. All the Pharisees thoughts, whereby they trusted in their own righteousness, and justified themselves, were nothing but lies. And thus John Baptist reproved the Jews for their vain ⟨p. 259⟩thoughts, Think not to say within your selves, we have Abraham to our father, Mat. 3.9. The thoughts of men are never more dangerously vain, than when they please themselves about their good condition, as to spirituals, that all is well with them, that God loveth them; these are lying vain thoughts.
To himself all his thoughts are a meer lie. They promise such happinesse, glory and felicity to themselves; and in the mean while, they are very lies; they prove as the Land-flood, as a reed a man leaneth on. The rich man that said, Thou hast many goods laid up, his thoughts were so many lies. Those proud thoughts of Tyre and Sidon, that set her heart as God, and said, No evil should come near them, were nothing but lies And if this were only in temporal and fading things, the deceit would not be so dangerous, but it's in spiritual things also. All mens thoughts naturally are concerning the goodnesse of their heart, the purity of their wayes, the happinesse of their condition, but in all things they lie most damnably. What a dangerous lie was that of Laodicea, who said, She was rich, and cloathed, and wanted nothing, when indeed she was naked, miserable, and wanted all things?