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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.
Use of Admonition, To lay aside all those malicious revengeful actions one towards another. These times of war have especially wrought such bitter enmity against one another, that this generation will not quiet it, unless grace overcome. Take the Apostles Rule, Let nothing be done through contention, and pride, and covetousness, or impatience; and then what calmness and quietness will there be? As he said of Physicians, Quot funera, tot opprobria, so many funerals, so many reproaches to them. And certainly, so many branglings, so many Law suits, so many reproaches to the Gospel of peace, to Christ the Prince of peace, to the Officers in the Church, the Ministers of peace. I speak not of necessary defensive Law-suits, to which men are unwillingly haled having used all other means before, but that proneness and impatience that is in men. Oh be not thus Tigers and Savages one to another! Thou that dealest in anger, how doest thou expect Gods love? Thou that wilt not be pacified, but breathest revenge, how shall God spare thee?
Ʋse of Admonition, To lay aside all those malicious revengefull actions one towards another. These times of warre have especially wrought such bitter enmity against one another, that this generation will not quiet it, unlesse grace overcome. Take the Apostles Rule, Let nothing be done through contention, and pride, and covetousnesse, or impatience; and then what calmnesse and quietnesse will there be? As he said of Physicians, Quot funera, tot opprobria, so many funerals, so many reproaches to them. And certainly, so many branglings, so many Law suits, so many reproaches to the Gospel of peace, to Christ the Prince of peace, to the Officers in the Church, the Ministers of peace. I speak not of necessary defensive Law-suits, to which men are unwillingly haled having used all other means before, but that pronenesse and impatiency that is in men. Oh be not thus Tygers and Savages one to another! Thou that dealest in anger, how doest thou expect Gods love? Thou that wilt not be pacified, but breathest revenge, how shall God spare thee?
Whereas there is divisions amongst you.