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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.
Fourthly, The fullness of this happiness; an aggregation of all things that may make happy, either within or without. Therefore in the Scripture it's represented by all those things that are glorious in the world; a Kingdom, a Crown, a great Feast, Jerusalem from above, is paved with all precious stones. This is only to lift up our hearts, and to say of all earthly glory, Alas, what is this to heavenly? If the taste of this; if drops be so much, what then is the Ocean.
Fourthly, The fulness of this happiness; an aggregation of all things that may make happy, either within or without. Therefore in the Scripture it's represented by all those things that are glorious in the world; a Kingdom, a Crown, a great Feast, Jerusalem from above, is paved with all precious stones. This is only to lift up our hearts, and to say of all earthly glory, Alas, what is this to heavenly? If the taste of this; if drops be so much, what then is the Ocean.
1Fifthly, Consider the vast disproportion of this, to those works thou dost for God. What equality is there between God and all those glorious Privileges, and those duties thou doest? How can any plead merit or worth? Where can there be any trusting in our selves? Oh! you that think to be saved for your Prayers, Alms-deeds, you know not what a great and glorious thing salvation is! If a man should have all the world given him for lifting up a straw, it's no such disproportion as here is. For
1Fifthly, Consider the vast disproportion of this, to those works thou dost for God. What equality is there between God and all those glorious Priviledges, and those duties thou doest? How can any plead merit or worth? Where can there be any trusting in our selves? Oh! you that think to be saved for your Prayers, Alms-deeds, you know not what a great and glorious thing salvation is! If a man should have all the world given him for lifting up a straw, it's no such disproportion as here is. For