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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.
IV. The Sea at God's command is still; The Wind and Seas obey him: So with one Word speaking (as it were) he can quiet the Wicked, and make them silent in Darkness;1 He can make this Sea and frightful Storm a Calm, and cause the proud Waves to be still.
IV. The Sea at God's command is still; The Wind and Seas oby him: So with one Word speaking (as it were) he can quiet the Wicked, and make them silent in Darkness;1 He can make this Sea and frightful Storm a Calm, and cause the proud Waves to be still.
V. The Sea produces or brings forth many strange Monsters: So the Multitude of the Wicked, this metaphorical Sea, hath brought forth many a vile and strange Monster. See Dan. 7.3. And four great Beasts came up from the Sea, diverse one from the other; the first was like a Lion, and had Eagles Wings, &c. These four Beasts signified the four Monarchies of the Earth; what a Monster the fourth hath been, all the World hath had full Experience of, that had great Iron Teeth, &c. What Devils incarnate were many of the Roman Emperors, particularly Nero, who ripped up the Belly of his own Mother! &c. And what a Monster hath the little Horn been, I mean the Papal Power! what a mighty Mass of innocent Blood hath the Beast and Whore devoured! &c.
V. The Sea produces or brings forth many strange Monsters: So the Multitude of the Wicked, this metaphorical Sea, hath brought forth many a vile and strange Monster. See