A30242:554
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, When there is not this unity, profaneness and ungodliness doth the more increase; godliness doth exceedingly decay in the power of it. For while the Ministers should all, as one man, labour to destroy the kingdom of Satan, to discourage impiety, to make the heart of the wicked sad, that he may return from his evil way: They commonly le•ve this, and all their preaching is to maintain those particular opinions, and to set up that particular way, which they walk in. Now we shall see the Apostle takes off much from such controversial disputes, in which the essence of godliness doth not consist. As the kingdom of heaven is not in meats and drinks, but in joy, and peace, and righteousness, Rom. 14.17. so it's good to have the heart established with grace, and not with meats, Heb. 14 9 and in other places, the Apostle calls those things vain, which do not edify; Not that the least truths of God are to be neglected, yea all things are to be tried, but this should not be the main: the one thing necessary is to seek the kingdom of heaven, and the righteousness thereof.
Thirdly, When there is not this unity, prophaneness and ungodliness doth the more encrease; godliness doth exceedingly decay in the power of it. For while the Ministers should all, as one man, labour to destroy the kingdom of Satan, to discourage impiety, to make the heart of the wicked sad, that he may return from his evil way: They commonly le•ve this, and all their preaching is to maintain those particular opinions, and to set up that particular way, which they walk in. Now we shall see the Apostle takes off much from such controversal disputes, in which the essence of godliness doth not consist. As the kingdom of heaven is not in meats and drinks, but in joy, and peace, and righteousness, Rom. 14.17. so it's good to have the heart established with grace, and not with meats, Heb. 14 9 and in other places, the Apostle calls those things vain, which do not edifie; Not that the least truths of God are to be neglected, yea all things are to be tryed, but this should not be the main: the one thing necessary is to seek the kingdome of heaven, and the righteousness thereof.