A30242:515
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.
Answ. I answer, A people by their sins may provoke God to depart from his Ordinances. The Temple in Jerusalem was dedicated unto God, and he made a gracious promise to be there present, yet the Jews did so long rebel against him, that he wholly left the Temple, and would no more answer them by Urim, o• Thummim. Lay then the blame where it is; say not, If we had lived in the Apostles days, had seen their miracles, certainly we should have increased in all grace; but we have not such preaching as then was; we have not such miracles, we have not Apostles. Oh it was not those great things that wrought grace, but God by them, and the same God can do it by weak and unlikely means! Conclude then, If the Word then be not a Word of life, a soul-saving Word to thee, t is for some sin or other upon thee. Thou hast grieved the Spirit of God; God is angry with thee;1 and therefore thou art like the mountains of Gilboa upon whom no Dew fell.
Answ. I answer, A people by their sinnes may provoke God to depart from his Ordinances. The Temple in Jerusalem was dedicated unto God, and he made a gracious promise to be there present, yet the Jews did so long rebel against him, that he wholly left the Temple, and would no more answer them by Ʋrim, o• Thummim. Lay then the blame where it is; say not, If we had lived in the Apostles dayes, had seen their miracles, certainly we should have increased in all grace; but we have not such preaching as then was; we have not such miracles, we have not Apostles. Oh it was not those great things that wrought grace, but God by them, and the same God can do it by weak and unlikely means! Conclude then, If the Word then be not a Word of life, a soul-saving Word to thee, t is for some sinne or other upon thee. Thou hast grieved the Spirit of God; God is angry with thee;1 and therefore thou art like the mountains of Gilboa upon whom no Dew fell.
- 1Qu. What means must we use that God may give this increase?