A30242:923
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.
The Apostle in this Text describes two Buildert; the wise one, and he builds gold and precious stones, viz. the excellent truth• of God: And the foolish one, he builds wood, hay and stubble You heard by these later are meant all errors, and false doctrines, although they be not destructive of the foundation. For the Apostle alludes to some kind of building, which a man may imagine in his mind, whose foundation and chief parts is of gold and silver; but all the superstructure wood, hay and stubble. This would be a most deformed and incongruous sight, as the Poets Mulier formosa supernè, but aesinit in piscem. Now do but observe what contemptible, unprofitable and vain matter, all false doctrines, though never so gloriously dressed, are by these similitudes, even like Nazianzens Ape in mans clothes. It's but Michals Image of straw that she put in Davids room for David. Observe,
The Apostle in this Text describes two Buildert; the wise one, and he builds gold and precious stones, viz. the excellen• truth• of God: And the foolish one, he builds wood, hay and stubble You heard by these later are meant all errours, and false doctrines, although they be not destructive of the foundation. For the Apostle alludes to some kind of building, which a man may imagine in his mind, whose foundation and chief parts is of gold and silver; but all the superstructure wood, hay and stubble. This would be a most deformed and incongruous sight, as the Poets Mulier formosa supernè, but aesinit in piscem. Now do but observe what contemptible, unprofitable and vain matter, all false doctrines, though never so gloriously dressed, are by these similitudes, even like Nazianzens Ape in mans cloaths. It's but Michals Image of straw that she put in Davids room for David. Observe,
That all errors and falsehoods in Religion, though not fundamental,1 are no better than hay and stubble.