A30242:216
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.
The Cause in the general, is, That bitter poisonous fountain of corruption within every man. Man by nature, is a Spider, a Toad: He can spit nothing but venom. He is a bramble that tears every one that cometh near him. Thus Gal. 5. strifes and Contentions are made the manifest works of the flesh. It's not a doubtful or an hard matter, to determine whence they come. All thy janglings, clamours, and evil speakings, they come from that gall and wormwood in thee. James 4.1. Whence come wars and fightings? He calls that strife amongst them a War. Do they not come from the lusts that war in your members? See here; There is no man striveth, and brawleth with another, but he hath a lust in his heart, which striveth and fighteth against his soul. Thou seekest to be wronged, to undo another, but that anger in thy heart, will undo and damn thy own soul.
The Cause in the general, is, That bitter poisonous fountain of corruption within every man. Man by nature, is a Spider, a Toade: He can spit nothing but venome. He is a bramble that tears every one that cometh near him. Thus Gal. 5. strifes and Contentions are made the manifest works of the flesh. It's not a doubtfull or an hard matter, to determine whence they come. All thy jangleings, clamours, and evil speakings, they come from that gall and wormwood in thee. James 4.1. Whence come wars and fightings? He cals that strife amongst them a Warre. Do they not come from the lusts that warre in your members? See here; There is no man striveth, and brawleth with another, but he hath a lust in his heart, which striveth and fighteth against his soul. Thou seekest to be wronged, to undoe another, but that anger in thy heart, will undoe and damn thy own soul.
But the Particular Lusts, are,