A30242:627
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.
Secondly, Take it as generally set down, the sense is, God who only giveth increase, hath yet appointed the Ministry in an external manner to be dispensed. So that we work with God, in that we preach the Word, and apply it to men, though God only give the virtue. Even as the Apostles might be said, to work with God, when they wrought miracles; they touched the diseased man, they speak to him; but the miraculous cure is wholly of God. Hence Mark 16.20 God is said, [Greek or Hebrew] with the Apostles, because he wrought mighty signs and wonders by them. Observe,
Secondly, Take it as generally set down, the sense is, God who onely giveth increase, hath yet appointed the Ministry in an external manner to be dispenced. So that we work with God, in that we preach the Word, and apply it to men, though God onely give the virtue. Even as the Apostles might be said, to work with God, when they wrought miracles; they touched the diseased man, they speak to him; but the miraculous cure is wholly of God. Hence Mark 16.20 God is said, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 with the Apostles, because he wrought mighty signs and wonders by them. Observe,
1That the Ministers of the Gospel are workers with God, for the conversion of mens souls. So 2 Cor. 6.1.
- 1Observ. Of the Ministers being workers with God.