A30242:856
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.
about Indulgences Oh, the black clouds that were drawn over that glorious Sun of righteousness! Let then Ministers and people keep to this; look to this: For without it, all the marrow of Religion is lost. Only by Christ his mediation with God. God is an enemy to me, and I to God. And for this end were all those Sacrifices appointed in the old administration, to show, that by Christ was all reconcilement and atonement. Do not thou then think thy tears must do that, which belongs to Christs blood. Thy tears, thy humiliation, thy broken heart for sin, is indeed necessary; but to think by these to have a mediation with God, is to build another foundation then what the Apostles laid. And truly, if sin be rightly considered, in the infinite aggravation of it, we we must quickly yield, none but who is an infinite person, can be our Mediator.
about Indulgences Oh, the black clouds that were drawn over that glorious Sunne of righteousness! Let then Ministers and people keep to this; look to this: For without it, all the marrow of Religion is lost. Only by Christ his mediation with God. God is an enemy to me, and I to God. And for this end were all those Sacrifices appointed in the old administration, to shew, that by Christ was all reconcilement and atonement. Do not thou then think thy teares must do that, which belongs to Christs blood. Thy teares, thy humiliation, thy broken heart for sinne, is indeed necessary; but to think by these to have a mediation with God, is to build another foundation then what the Apostles laid. And truly, if sinne be rightly considered, in the infinite aggravation of it, we we must quickly yeeld, none but who is an infinite person, can be our Mediatour.
Fifthly, From this floweth another necessary way of preaching Christ a foundation, viz. Of acceptation of our persons and duties. Our Justification is built only on him, and all the sweet savour that our duties have, is through him. Thus Paul doth frequently make Christ the P•llar and foundation of all his boldness and acceptance of grace through him. Eph. 3.12. In whom we have boldness and free access. We cannot inherit or obtain a blessing, unless we come in our elder Brothers clothes, as was even now said before. He is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, and sactification; yea, we are made the righteousness of God through him,