A30242:913
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.
Sixthly, It's compared to gold, for the efficacy and choice virtue thereof. Gold is not only of price and esteem▪ but it hath it's powerful operations in medicinal ways against bodily diseases. And thus certainly the truths of God are, when received by faith, they are mighty to the casting down of all the strong holds of sin; they are powerful to overthrow the greatest oppositions, Sanctify them by thy truth, thy word is truth, John 17. Thus it's said, Psal. 19. To convert the soul, as the learned there interpret, it is, revive the soul to bring life again; when a man by discouragements and dejections is even swooning away. Oh then these golden truths of Christ, they have a special influence upon the heart of a man, to revive against faintings, to dispel all distempers, and to preserve against all languishings.
Sixthly, It's compared to gold, for the efficacy and choice vertue thereof. Gold is not only of price and esteem▪ but it hath it's powerfull operations in medicinal wayes against bodily diseases. And thus certainly the truths of God are, when received by faith, they are mighty to the casting down of all the strong holds of sinne; they are powerfull to overthrow the greatest oppositions, Sanctifie them by thy truth, thy word is truth, John 17. Thus it's said, Psal. 19. To convert the soul, as the learned there interpret, it is, revive the soul to bring life again; when a man by discouragements and dejections is even swooning away. Oh then these golden truths of Christ, they have a special influence upon the heart of a man, to revive against faintings, to dispel all distempers, and to preserve against all languishings.
Seventhly, They are compared to gold and silver, For the usefulness and profitableness to all things. Money answereth all things, saith the Wise man,