A30242:291
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.
4. All this hearing, love, and obedience, must be to them for the works sake. This the Apostle urgeth, and there is a greater matter in that: Have them in all respect for their work sake, 1 Thes. 5 13. For many may carry it fair, and respect the Ministers of God for other ends, but it's nothing if it be not for their works sake; now their work doth mainly consist in instruction, and reproof; and this is very distasteful and thankless to profane and wicked men: there is nothing men desire so much as to be pleased in their sins, that we should heal their ⟨p. 48⟩wounds slightly, saying peace, when there is no peace. Now if we dare not do these things, but discharge our work faithfully, we are had in no respect, and that for our very works sake; so that the work of the Ministry informing, reproving, and powerfully terrifying for sin and wickedness, that ought to be esteemed by you.
4. All this hearing, love, and obedience, must be to them for the works sake. This the Apostle urgeth, and there is a greater matter in that: Have them in all respect for their work sake, 1 Thes. 5 13. For many may carry it fair, and respect the Ministers of God for other ends, but it's nothing if it be not for their workes sake; now their work doth mainly consist in instruction, and reproof; and this is very distastfull and thankless to prophane and wicked men: there is nothing men desire so much as to be pleased in their sinnes, that we should heal their ⟨p. 48⟩wounds slightly, saying peace, when there is no peace. Now if we dare not do these things, but discharge our work faithfully, we are had in no respect, and that for our very works sake; so that the work of the Ministery informing, reproving, and powerfully terrifying for sinne and wickedness, that ought to be esteemed by you.