The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

Containing a Second consideration of the Text, to wit, an Allegorical interpretation of Moses forsaking Egypt by Faith. Warrant for Allegorical interpretations. Forsaking this world, renouncing our natural estate, a difficult work. Fourteen reasons of it.

Containing a Second consideration of the Text, to wit, an Allegoricall interpretation of Moses forsaking Egypt by Faith. Warrant for Allegoricall interpretations. Forsaking this world, renouncing our natural estate, a difficult work. Fourteen reasons of it.

Now having finished the point in the Literal sense, the going through that hard work which Moses was set upon by God, Let us speak a little concerning the Allegorical Sense: Though that be not the thing which is especially intended, yet we know many times the Holy Ghost makes use of Scripture in an Allegorical way: And before I enter upon it, I will name two or three scriptures to show a warrant for what I do in handling this scripture in a way of Allegory.

NOw having finished the point in the Literal sense, the going through that hard work which Moses was set upon by God, Let us speak a little concerning the Allegorical Sense: Though that be not the thing which is especially intended, yet we know many times the Holy Ghost makes use of Scripture in an Allegorical way: And before I enter upon it, I will name two or three scriptures to shew a warrant for what I do in handling this scripture in a way of Allegory.

The Holy Ghost doth make use of Scripture not only according to the primary sense, but according to the Metaphorical and Allegorical sense, as in Psal. 19.34. There is no Speech nor Language where their voice is not heard, their line is gone through all the Earth, and their word is to the end of the world. This is apparently spoken of the Sun and the going forth of the Sun in the Heavens: The Heavens, and the motions in the Heavens, and the great testification of Gods power therein, are compared to a Language and a voice: And the instruments that are to be drawn from them, are gone through the whole Earth. But mark how the Apostle makes use of this in a far different sense,