A30242:987
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 second thing to be manifested is, The nature of every mans Doctrine, 1and if false, than the visor will be pulled of. It will appear counterfeit coin, and you know to be guilty of that is a capital crime, pro thesauro carbons, Gods authority and stamp will not be •ound on it. Rehoboam, when the golden vessels were taken out of the Temple, he put brass ones in the stead. It's not so well in the Text, for here is stubble for gold; so an Ancient did well express it; as if a man should ••e an Image all over gilded, and touch it, you shall find nothing but mouldering d•st; though it may be ae aurata, yet it is not aurea; it's but earth gilded over. If the• God would never bring our assertions to his touchstone, we might be the more bold, but that cannot be.2 I shall say no more to this head, because enough was spoken, when we showed, why errors are compared to hay and stubble.
The second thing to be manifested is, The nature of every mans Doctrine, 1and if false, than the vizor will be pulled of. It will appear counterfeit coin, and you know to be guilty of that is a capital crime, pro thesauro ca•bones, Gods authority and stamp will not be •ound on it. Rehobo•m, when the golden vessels were taken out of the Temple, he put brasse ones in the stead. It's not so well in the Text, for here is stubble for gold; so an Ancient did well expresse it; as if a man should ••e an Image all over guilded, and touch it, you shall find nothing but mouldring d•st; though it may be ae aurata, yet it is not aurea; it's but earth guilded over. If the• God would never bring our assertions to his touchstone, we migh• be the more bold, but that cannot be.