A30242:360
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
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations ON THE Third Chapter of t… › 1 COR. 1.12. And I of Christ?
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.
Secondly, There have been Enthusiasts or Illuminatists, who have thought themselves spiritual only; That have either in whole or in part rejected these instrumentals. A dangerous delusion it is, and hath many times surprised those who have been hopeful in the ways of godliness, and had many parts and religious abilities, but wanting a sure and sound foundation, they living against the knowledge of truth, God hath given them up to such delusions; neither have they stayed in denying the Ministry and Ordinances, but some of them have gone so far, as to neglect the Scripture also, calling it the dead letter, and saying, a godly man is above the Scripture, and the Bible. Thus subtle is the Devil, that when he cannot destroy by open profaneness, he makes them decline too much on the right hand, lifting them up to some pinnacle, and then afterwards throwing them down by some dangerous temptation.
Secondly, There have been Enthusiasts or Illuminatists, who have thought themselves spiritual onely; That have either in whole or in part rejected these instrumentals. A dangerous delusion it is, and hath many times surprized those who have been hopefull in the wayes of godlinesse, and had many parts and religious abilities, but wanting a sure and sound foundation, they living against the knowledge of truth, God hath given them up to such delusions; neither have they stayed in denying the Ministry and Ordinances, but some of them have gone so farre, as to neglect the Scripture also, calling it the dead letter, and saying, a godly man is above the Scripture, and the Bible. Thus subtil is the Devil, that when he cannot destroy by open prophanenesse, he makes them decline too much on the right hand, lifting them up to some pinnacle, and then afterwards throwing them down by some dangerous temptation.
But this is a great sin so to advance Christ, and the Spirit, as to oppose his instituted means and Ordinances.
But this is a great sinne so to advance Christ, and the Spirit, as to oppose his instituted means and Ordinances.