A30242:633
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, Hereby God would exercise the humility, meekness and obedience of men. Oh it's a great matter for men to submit to Gods institution! These are Shepherds, they are Guides, they are Watchmen, they are to instruct, to exhort, to rebuke, and that sharply, as occasion may serve. Now how many men do abhor and disdain this, thinking all such Church-subjection, worse than Turkish slavery? The Scripture indeed commends to the Ministers of God much patience, much meekness, and that they should not Lord it over Gods heritage, 1 Pet. 5.3. But it's hard to discharge all ministerial duties, especially that of powerful reproving of sin and Church-censures, and not to have this accounted pragmatical lordliness. As they said to Lot, He will needs be a Judge over us, Gen. 19 9. because he opposed them in their wickedness. Hereby then God will try thy humility, and exercise thee, if thou canst submit to those ways God hath instituted in his Church, not scorning to be either instructed or rebuked by such.
Thirdly, Her•by God would exercise the humility, meeknesse and obedience of men. Oh it's a great matter for men to submit to Gods institution! These are Sh•pherds, they are Guides, they are Watchmen, they are to instruct, to exhort, to rebuke, and that sharply, as occasion may serve. Now how many men do abhorre and disdain this, thinking all such Church-subjection, worse than Turkish slavery? The Scripture indeed commends to the Ministers of God much patience, much meeknesse, and that they should not Lord it over Gods heritage, 1 Pet. 5.3. But it's hard to discharge all ministerial duties, especially that of powerfull reproving of sinne and Church-censures, and not to have this accounted pragmatical lordlinesse. As they said to Lot, He will needs be a Judge over us, Gen. 19 9. because he opposed them in their wickednesse. Hereby then God will try thy humility, and exercise thee, if thou canst submit to those wayes God hath instituted in his Church, not scorning to be either instructed or rebuked by such.