A30242:960
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.
Thirdly, The hidden works of thieving and stealing, and unjustly taking away of other mens goods, will one day be manifest. Stolen things, though sweet in the mouth, will prove gravel in the belly; yea thou wilt be forced to vomit all up again. Onesimus ran away from his master Philemon, and stole some of his goods from him; now the Apostle writeth an Epistle on purpose to him concerning this matter; and the holy Ghost thought it good, to have it recorded, as part of the ⟨p. 167⟩Canonical Scripture, though he would think the matter were but light, for it is to assure Philemon of Onesimus his repentance for what he had done, and that he would be indeed [Greek or Hebrew] hereafter, though he had not been so before, and that wherein he had wronged him, he would forgive it, and set it upon Pauls score. Achan stole a wedge of gold, Josh. 7.21. and God would not let all Israel alone, till it was discovered; for a wedge of gold is a tongue of gold, as it is in the original; and indeed it did speak and cry aloud against Achan; and so all the things thou hast craftily and falsely taken from others, th•y have a tongue with them, they many times talk to thee in thy conscience, and cry to God to be delivered to their true owners. This is a secret work of wickedness that God will manifest.
Thirdly, The hidden works of thieving and stealing, and unjustly taking away of other mens goods, will one day be manifest. Stollen things, though sweet in the mouth, will prove gravel in the belly; yea thou wilt be forced to vomit all up again. Onesimus ran away from his master Philemon, and stole some of his goods from him; now the Apostle writeth an Epistle on purpose to him concerning this matter; and the holy Ghost thought it good, to have it recorded, as part of the ⟨p. 167⟩Canonical Scripture, though he would think the matter were but light, for it is to assure Philemon of Onesimus his repentance for what he had done, and that he would be indeed 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 hereafter, though he had not been so before, and that wherein he had wronged him, he would forgive it, and set it upon Pauls score. Achan stole a wedge of gold,