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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
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Thirdly, Then men sinfully admire, when their failings and errors they will follow, and defend. If these Corinthians that were for Peter, should have been led aside, as he did many to Circumcision, this was their infirmity. In primitive times, Origen a famous and eminent man, proved a great temptation to the Church; for men had rather err with him, then think the truth with others. Thus among the Sadducees and the Pharisees, whatsoever the grandees of their sect taught them, though it were that the left hand was the right, yet they thought themselves bound to believe it. But of this more hereafter.
Thirdly, Then men sinfully admire, when their failings and errours they will follow, and defend. If these Corinthians that were for Peter, should have been led aside, as he did many to Circumcision, this was their infirmity. In primitive times, Origen a famous and eminent man, proved a great temptation to the Church; for men had rather erre with him, then think the truth with others. Thus among the Sadducees and the Pharisees, whatsoever the grandees of their sect taught them, though it were that the left hand was the right, yet they thought themselves bound to beleive it. But of this more hereafter.
Let us make Uses, First of exhortation, to receive the Ministry of God, with that spiritual respect as you ought to do. The best praise and love you can have to the Ministers of God in their work, is to turn all that is preached into practice; there is no sin for which God will sooner be avenged, then this contempt of the Ministry: What is a greater contempt, then to be often invited, often exhorted to forsake thy sins, yet to retain them still? You do not despise or reject men, but God himself: God did for many years bear with Jerusalem, and was unwilling to give her up to total destruction, till his Prophets were slighted and abused; then they that would not have Ged rule over them, had the greatest tyrants, ⟨p. 49⟩and proudest enemies to trample over them. Now there are divers Motives to give this spiritual entertainment to the Ministry. For