A30242:226
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.
3. A delight to go to Law, and to implead others at the Courts of Judicature. The Corinthians strifes did break out in this manner, 1 Cor. 6. They went to Law with one another, Why do ye not rather suffer wrong, saith he? Now it's true, the Apostle doth not there prohibit all kind of going to Law for our own, but the readiness of heart thereunto, and the scandal of going before Heathens, and their want of preparation of heart to suffer wrong, rather than to go to that extremity; they did not try all other ways of reconceliation first. And is not brawling and squabbling the very trade, the meat and drink of many quarrelling ⟨p. 36⟩people? They will go to Law presently. Indeed the Prophet saith, To the Law, to the testimony; but that Law would quickly moderate this. Thou wilt go to Law whatsoever it cost thee, what if it cost thee thy soul, thy salvation, as it may do by thy anger, malice, revenge and impatience therein?
3. A delight to go to Law, and to implead others at the Courts of Judicature. The Corinthians strifes did break out in this manner, 1 Cor. 6. They went to Law with one another, Why do ye not rather suffer wrong, saith he? Now it's true, the Apostle doth not there prohibit all kind of going to Law for our own, but the readinesse of heart thereunto, and the scandal of going before Heathens, and their want of preparation of heart to suffer wrong, rather than to go to that extremity; they did not try all other wayes of reconceliation first. And is not brawling and squabling the very trade, the meat and drink of many quarrelling ⟨p. 36⟩people? They will go to Law presently. Indeed the Prophet saith, To the Law, to the testimony; but that Law would quickly moderate this. Thou wilt goe to Law whatsoever it cost thee, what if it cost thee thy soul, thy salvation, as it may doe by thy anger, malice, revenge and impatience therein?