A30242:814
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.
13. Although the necessary foundations be thus laid, yet our preaching, and your hearing is not in vain; for there is this further work to be done.
- 1The use of Preaching notwithstanding the fullness of the Scripture.The use of Preaching notwithstanding the fulness of the Scripture.
First, Those necessary things we are to explain more distinctly, and confirm more plainly, that so Faith may be the more settled. Necessary Principles of Religion, have many excellent conclusions latent in them; as fire lieth in a stone, which doth not appear, but by striking out. The Ministry therefore is, to explain, and distinctly to interpret these things. As the candle, though of it self it hath light enough, yet unless put on a candlestick, it cannot enlighten the whole room: so the Word of God, though it be full of light, yet there must be the interpretation and application of it. Therefore they are commanded to divide the Word aright, 2 Tim. 2.15. The bread must be broken and digested, else it cannot nourish. So that this building lieth in the further explication of what is believed: We do not preach nova but novè, not new things, but in a new manner.
First, Those necessary things we are to explain more distinctly, and confirm more plainly, that so Faith may be the more setled. Necessary Principles of Religion, have many excellent conclusions latent in them; as fire lyeth in a stone, which doth not appear, but by striking out. The Ministry therefore is, to explain, and distinctly to interprete these things. As the candle, though of it self it hath light enough, yet unless put on a candlestick, it cannot enlighten the whole room: so the Word of God, though it be full of light, yet there must be the interpretation and application of it. Therefore they are commanded to divide the Word aright,