A30242:622
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.
First, The words most be explained, then the sense. We are [Greek or Hebrew], Labourers or Workers with. The Vulgar Translatours, Dei adjutores, we are helpers of God; but that is very unsafe. For to help supposeth weakness and infirmity▪ Yea some dislike the expression, Gratia adjuvans, as if God did not change the will, but only help it: as Lactantius also blamed the Heathens for calling Jupiter â juvando. But God hath appointed the Office and Gifts of the Ministry, not out of need, but from mere love to us, dealing with us in a suitable and accommodated way to our nature. The Apostle useth the same expression, 2 Cor. 6.1. We as workers together with him, &c. If we interpret the word thus, then in what sense can this be made good? And
First, The words most be explained, then the sense. We are 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Labourers or Workers with. The Vulgar Translatours, Dei adjutores, we are helpers of God; but that is very unsafe. For to help supposeth weeknesse and infirmity▪ Yea some dislike the expression, Gratia adjuvans, as if God did not change the will, but onely help it: as Lactantius also blamed the Heathens for calling Jupiter â juvando. But God hath appointed the Office and Gifts of the Ministry, not out of need, but from meer love to us, dealing with us in a suitable and accommodated way to our nature. The Apostle useth the same expression, 2 Cor. 6.1. We as workers together with him, &c. If we interpret the word thus, then in what sense can this be made good? And
First of all, The Apostle doth not here speak of every particular man, in respect of his conversion, as if we did work with God in that, by our own power and free-will. There were some Divines called Synergists, from the word in the Text, because they did hold, That mans will did co-operate and work together with God, in turning to him. But this is nothing to the Apostles meaning in this Text, for he speaks of ministerial labours, and Gods blessing them.