A30242:911
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, The truths of Christ are compared to gold and silver, Because of the solidity and ponderosity of them, they are weighty and heavy. Whereas errors are compared to hay and stubble; what is lighter than these? And therefore such as give way to falsehood, they are said to be carried away with every wind of Doctrine, Ephes. 4.14. as if they were so many feathers or straws. Whatsoever opinion then is accompanied with vanity, levity and emptiness, it's not solid, grave and substantial, refuse that. It is said, Solomons ships, they went for gold of Ophir, and they brought home pearls. Thus do many men, they make us, if ⟨p. 159⟩they sought out the admirable and solid truths of God, and they bring Peacocks, empty, gaudy flourishings of wit, or curious opinions. This is not the weighty and solid truth of God.
Fourthly, The truths of Christ are compared to gold and silver, Because of the solidity and ponderosity of them, they are weighty and heavy. Whereas errors are compared to hay and stubble; what is lighter than these? And therefore such as give way to falshood, they are said to be carried away with every wind of Doctrine, Ephes. 4.14. as if they were so many feathers or straws. Whatsoever opinion then is accompanied with vanity, levity and emptinesse, it's not solid, grave and substantial, refuse that. It is said, Solomons ships, they went for gold of Ophir, and they brought home pearls. Thus do many men, they make us, if ⟨p. 159⟩they sought out the admirable and solid truths of God, and they bring Peacocks, empty, gaudy flourishings of wit, or curious opinions. This is not the weighty and solid truth of God.
Fifthly, They are compared to gold, Because of the purity and sincerity in them. The truths of God, they have an holy simplicity and sincerity, and therefore false Teachers are said [Greek or Hebrew],