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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.
Thirdly, Where faith is, there it will carry a man out to the ready performance of all obedience, justice, temperance, liberality, equity, and every good work. The Apostle James, Jam 2. doth at large show, That that man is but a vain man, and an hypocrite, one who cousins his own soul, that thinketh by faith to be saved, when this is not incarnated, and manifested in all godly conversation: Yea faith puts all graces on working, as Heb. 11. That seemeth to be the great wheel that sets all others on going.
Thirdly, Where faith is, there it will carry a man out to the ready performance of all obedience, justice, temperance, libera•ity, equity, and every good worke. The Apostle James, Jam 2. doth at large shew, That that man is but a vain man, and an hypocrite, one who cousens his own soul, that thinketh by faith to be saved, when this is not incarnated, and manifested in all godly conversation: Yea faith puts all graces on working, as Heb. 11. That seemeth to be the great wheel that sets all others on going.
Lastly, He that doth truly believe, is not discouraged from his duty, because of any trouble or persecution in the world. Christ prayed for Peter, That his faith might not fail him. No danger, no fears could have drawn him into sin, had faith been active. It was faith made Moses choose reproaches and persecutions, rather than the glory of Egypt. A man that liveth by sense, and by worldly advantages, he cannot but with the Chameleon turn into every colour of that object which is by him, because worldly fear reigneth and ruleth in his heart; but ⟨p. 74⟩Faith that overcomes the world. If it conquer Devils and Hell, much more the world. Yea, it makes a man rejoice in tribulations.
Lastly, He that doth truly believe, is not discouraged from his duty, because of any trouble or persecution in the world. Christ prayed for Peter, That his faith might not fail him. No danger, no fears could have drawn him into sinne, had faith been active. It was faith made Moses chuse reproaches and persecutions, rather than the glory of Aegypt. A man that liveth by sense, and by worldly advantages, he cannot but with the Chamelion turn into every colour of that object which is by him, because worldly fear reigneth and ruleth in his heart; but