A30242:910
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.
Teirdly, There is implied the durableness and constancy of it. Gold will not melt away in the fire, or be consumed as hay and stubble will. And thus the Apostle alludeth to afterwards, He shall be saved, so as by fire, and the fire shall try every mans work. He speaks of a probatory, and not a purgatory fire; that is, afflictions, or the light of Gods word shall burn all this stubble. So that the truths of God they are so constant and abiding, that when a man comes to be afflicted, to be persecuted, to be undone for the truth of God, this will abide. What is the chaff to the wheat? Jer. 23.28. When a wind comes, the chaff is blown away. And therefore this should make all very careful herein, both Pastor and people. God will have his fire; there will be winds and tempests, whether it be gold or stubble, wheat or chaff, then it will be discovered, whereas divers and strange erroneous Doctrines, they have not been willing to come to the fire. Every Heresy in the Church went up and down like Cain trembling, left every place of Scripture that met it, should kill it.
Teirdly, There is implied the durablenesse and constancy of it. Gold will not melt away in the fire, or be consumed as hay and stubble will. And thus the Apostle alludeth to afterwards, He shall be saved, so as by fire, and the fire shall try every mans work. He speaks of a probatory, and not a purgatory fire; that is, afflictions, or the light of Gods word shall burn all this stubble. So that the truths of God they are so constant and abiding, that when a man comes to be afflicted, to be persecuted, to be undone for the truth of God, this will abide. What is the chaff to the wheat? Jer. 23.28. When a wind comes, the chaff is blown away. And therefore this should make all very carefull herein, both Pastor and people. God will have his fire; there will be winds and tempests, whether it be gold or stubble, wheat or chaff, then it will be discovered, whereas divers and strange erroneous Doctrines, they have not been willing to come to the fire. Every Heresie in the Church went up and down like Cain trembling, left every place of Scripture that met it, should kill it.