A30242:899
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.
1. Such who build gold, silver, precious stones. 2. Who build wood, hay, stubble.
Now these are allegorical expressions, and you may ask, What is the plain meaning of them?
Some therefore of the Ancients understood by gold and precious stones, godly and holy works: And by hay or stubble, evil and wicked works: or, as Austin, inordinate affections and desires to earthly things, preferring them before Christ. It is true, the same Author calleth this Text, Unus è difficilimis locis, one of those most difficult places, to which the Apostle Peter relateth. But this his interpretation cannot be the meaning here, partly because the Apostle saith, Those that build hay and stubble shall be saved, though by fire, whereas those that live in wickedness and inordinate love of the world, cannot be saved under any notion whatsoever; And partly, because the Apostle restraineth his matter to those that are builders, and they are Doctors and Teachers, not to all believers.
Some therefore of the Ancients understood by gold and precious stones, godly and holy works: And by hay or stubble, evil and wicked works: or, as Austin, inordinate affections and desires to earthly things, preferring them before Christ. It is true, the same Author calleth this Text, Ʋnus è difficilimis locis, one of those most difficult places, to which the Apostle Peter relateth. But this his interpretation cannot be the meaning here, partly because the Apostle saith, Those that build hay and stubble shall be saved, though by fire, whereas those that live in wickednesse and inordinate love of the world, cannot be saved under any notion whatsoever; And partly, because the Apostle restraineth his matter to those that are builders, and they are Doctors and Teachers, not to all believers.