A30242:969
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.
Every mans work shall be made manifest.
This Proposition hath been handled as a general truth; and so is a thunder-bolt against all secret sins, what they do in secret, God will reward openly. The more secrecy, the more guilt.
This Proposition hath been handled as a general truth; and so is a thunder-bolt against all secret sins, what they do in secret, God will reward openly. The more secresie, the more guilt.
Now I shall consider this Proposition in its limited and restrained sense, as it relates to false Doctrines, to those that build ha• and stubble; where the very expression, That it shall be made manifest, denoteth, That error for a long time may go undiscerned, it may have a counterfeit pass; even hay and stubble may be thought gold. The false Prophet may get Elijah's mantle, and hide himself in it; but it shall be made manifest, first to the builder, and then to the whole world. To the builder it may be a manifestation for Direction and Illumination; he shall see he was in error; he shall confess he was seduced, and built unprofitable stubble, or a manifestation of confusion; He shall be confounded with shame, when his nakedness shall appear; and like Adam shall hide himself, because of his nakedness. And
Now I shall consider this Proposition in its limited and restrained sense, as it relates to false Doctrines, to those that build ha• and stubble; where the very expression, That it shall be made manifest, denoteth, That errour for a long time may go undiscerned, it may have a counterfeit passe; even hay and stubble may be thought gold. The false Prophet may get Elijah's mantle, and hide himself in it; but it shall be made manifest, first to the builder, and then to the whole world. To the builder it may be a manifestation for Direction and Illumination; he shall see he was in errour; he shall confesse he was seduced, and built unprofitable stubble, or a maniestation of confusion; He shall be confounded with shame, when his nakednesse shall appear; and like Adam shall hide himself, because of his nakednesse. And