A30242:886
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.
Fourthly, We are to preach duties, but in reference to Christ. Take any particular grace, that the Ministers of the Gospel provoke men to; this cannot be done without bringing the soul to Christ; and therefore though the Ministers of the Gospel do not in every Sermon name it, yet it is to be supposed: As for example, take repentance; we say, every ungodly sinner, unless he repent, unless sin be a burden, an heavy bitterness to him, and he fully forsake it, he must necessarily perish. Now many ways Christ is concerned in this. For,
Fourthly, We are to preach duties, but in reference to Christ. Take any particular grace, that the Ministers of the Gospel provoke men to; this cannot be done without bringing the soul to Christ; and therefore though the Ministers of the Gospel do not in every Sermon name it, yet it is to be supposed: As for example, take repentance; we say, every ungodly sinner, unlesse he repent, unlesse sinne be a burden, an heavy bitternesse to him, and he fully forsake it, he must necessarily perish. Now many wayes Christ is concerned in this. For,
1. He cannot repent and be humbled for sin, unless Christ give him strength. Without me ye can do nothing. The branch separated from the tree hath no moisture, no juice in it, John 15. Thus a man without Christ hath [Greek or Hebrew], an hard heart, a withered heart, an heart without any moisture, any softness, so then Christ is here implied.
1. He cannot repent and be humbled for sinne, unlesse Christ give him strength. Without me ye can do nothing. The branch separated from the tree hath no moisture, no juyce in it, John 15. Thus a man without Christ hath 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, an hard heart, a withered heart, an heart without any moisture, any softnesse, so then Christ is here implied.