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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.
Metaphor. | Parallel. A Man that runs in a Race, takes great care to begin well. It behoves him to be exact in his setting out, 1. In respect of Time, 2. In respect of Place; he observes the Place from whence he must begin to run. A little Time lost at the beginning of a Race is dangerous. | SO a Christian ought to take great care how he begins or sets out in the Race towards eternal Life. 1. In respect of Time, it behoveth him to set out early enough; he must not defer the great Concernment of his Soul; Delays are dangerous.1 Seek the Lord whilst he may be found, call upon him whilst he is near. I love them that love me, 2and they that seek me early, shall find me. Behold, now is the accepted Time; behold, 3now is the Day of Salvation! Some Men begin too late, they mind not the Call of God. To day if ye will hear his Voice, harden not your Hearts. Because I have called, 4and ye have refused, &c. — I also will laugh at your Calamity. Then they shall call upon me, but I will not answer. 2. They ought to observe the Place from which they must depart. He that would go to Zion, must leave Babylon; as he would go to Zoar, so he must depart out of Sodom. He must leave the Way of Sin, yea, all the evil Courses, Customs, Traditions, and Inventions of Men: Ye did run well, &c. II. A Man that runs in a Race, ought to know the Way well which he is to run; if the Path be not plain before him, he is not like to win the Prize. | II. So a Christian ought to know the Way to Salvation, to be well-instructed in the Path of eternal Life. Christ is the Way:5 No Man (saith he) cometh unto the Father, but by me. There is no other Name under Heaven given, 6whereby we must be saved. 1. Christ is the Way, as a Priest, who offered himself up as as a Sacrifice to God for us, to atone and make Peace between the Father and us. 2. Christ is the Way, as a King, who hath appointed us Laws and Ordinances, which we must obey and follow, to manifest our Subjection unto him: