A30242:881
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.
A second Objection is, Is Christ only to be preached as the foundation? 1And are people to be built upon him? Then what need Ministers preach of any thing else but Christ? What need they preach of faith and repentance? Especially, Why should they preach of the threatenings, and the curse of the Law, of the torments of Hell? Doth it become the Ministers of the Gospel to be sons of thunder? Have they any work to do, but to offer Christ to every one? Every Sermon, should it not be an Ho to every one that is thirsty, naked, or miserable, that is burdened and laden to come to Christ?
A second Objection is, Is Christ only to be preached as the foundation? 1And are people to be built upon him? Then what need Ministers preach of any thing else but Christ? What need they preach of faith and repentance? Especially, Why should they preach of the threatnings, and the curse of the Law, of the torments of Hell? Doth it become the Ministers of the Gospel to be sonnes of thunder? Have they any work to do, but to offer Christ to every one? Every Sermon, should it not be an Ho to every one that is thirsty, naked, or miserable, that is burdened and laden to come to Christ?
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Thus indeed some have run into extremity,1 and thought Christ was not preached, because he is not always proffered as a Saviour to sinners, but the Law and Duties, and Hell torments are preached. Now to this we say many things:
Thus indeed some have runne into extremity,1 and thought Christ was not preached, because he is not alwayes proffered as a Saviour to sinners, but the Law and Duties, and Hell torments are preached. Now to this we say many things: