A30242:78
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.
To open this Doctrine, Consider,
That a Ministers duty of feeding his Flock▪ lies in two things;1 His teaching of them, and His governing of them: And both these require great prudence. The Scripture calls it a Key, whereupon Divines have a distinction of the Key of knowledge, and the Key of jurisdiction; in all which, they are to be Lights, and Guides▪ to be so many Arguses full of eyes. If Solomon, above all things prayed for Wisdom, to govern the people in civil things, how much more have we cause to pray for Wisdom in the Administration of spiritual things? ⟨p. 10⟩How easily may we give you poison for Bread, without Wisdom? A Serpent for a Fish without Wisdom? How easily (without Prudence) may even the good and wholesome things we preach, prove also dangerous to you?
That a Ministers duty of feeding his Flock▪ lies in two things;1 His teaching of them, and His governing of them: And both these require great prudence. The Scripture cals it a Key, whereupon Divines have a distinction of the Key of knowledge, and the Key of jurisdiction; in all which, they are to be Lights, and Guides▪ to be so many Arguses full of eyes. If Solomon, above all things prayed for Wisdome, to govern the people in civil things, how much more have we cause to pray for Wisdome in the Administration of spiritual things? ⟨p. 10⟩How easily may we give you poyson for Bread, without Wisdome? A Serpent for a Fish without Wisdome? How easily (without Prudence) may even the good and wholsome things we preach, prove also dangerous to you?