A30242:161
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.
And let us consider the first Subject, Envying; [Greek or Hebrew]. This word is used sometimes in a good sense, and sometimes in a bad sense. In a good sense,1 it's attributed to God, and signifies that Jealousy he hath about his Church; especially his worship. When attributed to good men, it signifies either that honest and laudable endeavour in them, whereby they are inflamed to imitate, or go beyond the Virtue of others, without any sinful grief or hatred. This is commonly called emulation, 1 Cor. 12.14. Gal. 4. Or,
And let us consider the first Subject, Envying; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. This word is used sometimes in a good sense, and sometimes in a bad sense. In a good sense,1 it's attributed to God, and signifies that Jealousy he hath about his Church; especially his worship. When attributed to good men, it signifies either that honest and lawdable endeavour in them, whereby they are inflamed to imitate, or go beyond the Virtue of others, without any sinfull grief or hatred. This is commonly called emulation, 1 Cor. 12.14. Gal. 4. Or,
- 1Envy its several acceptians.