A30242:843
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.
Verse 11. For other foundation can no man lay, then that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
This Text is a Reason of that Caution delivered in the verse before, Every man must take heed how he buildeth: Why? Because there is no other foundation but Christ. To set up any thing in Christs stead, or to deliver any thing contrary unto Christ; this is here reproved. So that in the words, Christ is described; secondly, the Ministers duty about him declared.
THis Text is a Reason of that Caution delivered in the verse before, Every man must take heed how he buil•eth: Why? Because there is no other foundation but Christ. To set up any thing in Christs stead, or to deliver any thing contrary unto Christ; this is here reproved. So that in the words, Christ is described; secondly, the Ministers duty about him declared.
Christ is described: 1. By his proper Name Jesus, a Saviour of his people. 2. By his Office, Christ the Messiah, the anointed one. 3. Metaphorically, the foundation, sometimes Christ is called the foundation; and sometimes the corner stone; and all is to one sense, to show that he only supports the spiritual building, whether we mean the Church in general, or every soul in particular. Now, it's true, the Apostles Ephes. 2. and Rev. 21. are called the foundation also, but theirs is Fundamentum fundamntorum, as Austin; or fundamentum fundans, and fundamentum fundatum: The Apostles are only foundations that are built upon another foundation, viz. Christ. Or else the Apostles might be called a foundation, because of their Doctrine; in which sense Peter is called a rock: And Christ saith, he would build his Church on him, viz. upon that Doctrine confessed by him,