A30242:231
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.
1I intend to spend but one Sermon on this Subject, and therefore I must heap many things together; I come to the Aggravation of this sin of Contention.
1I intend to spend but one Sermon on this Subject, and therefore I must heap many things together; I come to the Aggravation of this sinne of Contention.
- 1The aggravations of this sin
1. This striving temper is directly opposite to many commands, that vehemently press love, brotherly kindness, peaceableness. As much as lieth in you, have peace with all men, Rom. 12.18. Be affable, be courteous, 1 Pet. 3.8. Thus you see, as Christ himself did not strive or lift up his voice in the street, but lived meekly, peaceably; so ought we.
1. This striving temper is directly opposite to many commands, that vehemently presse love, brotherly kindnesse, peaceablenesse. As much as lyeth in you, have peace with all men, Rom. 12.18. Be affable, be courteous, 1 Pet. 3.8. Thus you see, as Christ himself did not strive or lift up his voice in the street, but lived meekly, peaceably; so ought we.