A30242:91
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.
1Secondly, Therefore is wisdom necessary in our preaching of divine things, because the miscarriage of these precious truths, is a far greater loss then any earthly loss. It's pity for want of skill in any calling to miscarry in a mans worldly affairs, but much more in heavenly; there needs not only faithfulness but wisdom. A wise and faithful steward it is that makes five multiply to ten. If the Prophet speaking of the Husbandmans skill, about his several grains, tithes, and wheat, having several instruments for them, saith, his God teacheth him, Isa. 28.26. otherwise planting, and sowing, and all cost would be in vain; so it's here, if God teach us not, direct us not, all our preaching is in vain, and our Sabbath days are lost. Our Saviour would not have any piece of material bread lost, but asketh them, how many baskets full took they up? why then should any thing be lost of the bread of life?
1Secondly, Therefore is wisdome necessary in our preaching of divine things, because the miscarriage of these precious truths, is a farre greater loss then any earthly loss. It's pity for want of skill in any calling to miscarry in a mans wordly affairs, but much more in heavenly; there needs not only faithfulness but wisdome. A wise and faithfull steward it is that makes five multiply to ten. If the Prophet speaking of the Husbandmans skill, about his several graines, tithes, and wheat, having several instruments for them, saith, his God teacheth him, Isa. 28.26. otherwise planting, and sowing, and all cost would be in vain; so it's here, if God teach us not, direct us not, all our preaching is in vain, and our Sabbath dayes are lost. Our Saviour would not have any peece of material bread lost, but asketh them, how many baskets full took they up? why then should any thing be lost of the bread of life?
- 1Reas. 2.