A30242:786
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, A conformity to the life of others; they do as most do, they shall speed as well as they; what would ye have them to be singular, to be different from others? This is a most rotten foundation, which many support themselves ⟨p. 136⟩with. Now the Scripture is express, Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil, Exod. 23.2. Doest thou not know, that the most are damned? And wilt thou do as the most? Take Lot for an example, he was but one man, and his righteous soul was so far from conforming to them, that it was tormented with seeing and hearing their unrighteous deeds, 2 Pet. 2.8. Our Saviour tells his Disciples, They must do some singular thing to the world, Mat. 6.47. Gratias ago Deo, quod dignus sum, quod mundus oderit, as Hierom said, I thank God, that I am worthy to be hated by the world.
First, A conformity to the life of others; they do as most do, they shall speed as well as they; what would ye have them to be singular, to be different from others? This is a most rotten foundation, which many support themselves ⟨p. 136⟩with. Now the Scripture is expresse, Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil, Exod. 23.2. Doest thou not know, that the most are damned? And wilt thou do as the most? Take Lot for an example, he was but one man, and his righteous soul was so farre from conforming to them, that it was tormented with seeing and hearing their unrighteous deeds, 2 Pet. 2.8. Our Saviour tels his Disciples, They must do some singular thing to the world, Mat. 6.47. Gratias ago Deo, quod dignus sum, quod mundus oderit, as Hierom said, I thank God, that I am worthy to be hated by the world.