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TroposchemmalogiaTroposchēmalogia
Troposchemmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. KTroposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K
London: printed by John Darby, 1682
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.
he bears the Pain of having a Right-hand-Lust cut off, and a Right-eye Lust pulled out; he parts with the best, the nearest, and choicest of his outward Enjoyments. Unless a Man deny himself of Father, Mother, Brethren, Sisters, Children, House, and Land, &c. for my sake, he is not worthy of me. This Hardness some cannot endure; the young Man could not bear it: When he heard this Doctrine, he went away very sorrowful, &c.1 Thirdly; They endure the Hardness of Mortification, or of crucifying the Flesh, with the Affections and Lusts. Circumcision was painful to the Body, and let me tell you, the Circumcision of the Spirit is more hard and difficult to a Saint to undergo; Which is made without hands; cutting off the Foreskin of the Heart, or putting away the Body of Sin by the Circumcision of Christ. Mortify your Members which are upon the Earth. The killing of Sin, is as the killing or destroying the Members of the Body. Fourthly; Saints endure Hardness from Men. 1. By hard Words. All the cruel Reproaches, Slanders, Revilings, Tauntings, Scoffings, Backbitings, &c. that the Sons of Belial can invent, they are forced to endure. They bend their Tongues like their Bow for Lies, and their Tongue is as an Arrow shot out. The Tongues of some Men are like cruel Weapons: As with a Sword in my Bones, my Enemies reproach me, &c. The Sword in the Flesh is painful,2 but the Sword in the Bone is much worse. Mockings are ranked amongst the great Sufferings of the Godly: Others had Trials of cruel Mockings. The Archers this way shot hard at Joseph; and what a poisonous Arrow did the Jews let fly upon Christ! Behold a Drunkard, a Wine-bibber, a Friend of Publicans and Sinners. He casteth out Devils by Beelzebub, the Prince of Devils. As for this Fellow, we know not from whence he is. Paul was accused for being a pestilent Fellow, a Mover of Sedition, and a Ring-leader of the Sect of the Nazarenes, &c. These things are hard to bear. 2. There is the Hardness of Mens Hands, as well as of their Tongues. Wicked Men (saith a Learned Divine) have Iron Hands, which many times fall heavy upon the Soldiers of Christ. How heavy was the Stroke of Cain upon his righteous Brother! and what heavy Hands did Pharaoh lay upon the Israelites in Egypt! What Hardships did the Primitive Saints endure, under the Heathen Emperors, in the ten Persecutions!
he bears the Pain of having a Right-hand-Lust cut off, and a Right-eye Lust pulled out; he parts with the best, the nearest, and choicest of his outward Enjoiments. Ʋnless a Man deny himself of Father, Mother, Brethren, Sisters, Children, House, and Land, &c. for my sake, he is not worthy of me. This Hardness some cannot endure; the young Man could not bear it: When he heard this Doctrine, he went away very sorrowful, &c.