A30242:784
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, Therefore lay a good foundation, For if this be wanting, thou doest nothing but sin in all thou doest. Not only those plain gross acts of sin, but all thy civil, natural, and religious actions, as coming from thee, are altogether sins. To the unclean all things are unclean, Titus 1.13. Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? The bad Tree brings forth only bad fruit. Without faith it is impossible to please God, Heb. 11. Oh then! How terrible is thy estate, who hast not laid this foundation? Thou art damning thy self all day long: Thy eating, thy drinking, thy waking, yea thy praying, thy hearing, as they come from thee, are sins continually. As the T••d cannot vent honey, but only poison. Rom. 8. Those that are in the flesh cannot please God Oh dismal and sad condition! Howsoever thou mayest please thy self, and others please thee, yet God is not pleased with thee.
Fourthly, Therefore lay a good foundation, For if this be wanting, thou doest nothing but sinne in all thou doest. Not onely those plain gross acts of sin, but all thy civil, natural, and religious actions, as coming from thee, are altogether sinnes. To the unclean all things are unclean, Titus 1.13. Who can bring a cleane thing out of an uncleane? The bad Tree brings forth only bad fruit. Without faith it is impossible to please God, Heb. 11. Oh then! How terrible is thy estate, who hast not laid this foundation? Thou art damning thy self all day long: Thy eating, thy drinking, thy waking, yea thy praying, thy hearing, as they come from thee, are sinnes continually. As the T••d cannot vent honey, but onely poison. Rom. 8. Those that are in the flesh cannot please God Oh dismall and sad condition! Howsoever thou mayest please thy self, and others please thee, yet God is not pleased with thee.