B25425:1658
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.
Fourthly, Christ deals further with these Lions, he not only breaks their Teeth by which they used to hurt others, but he takes away their Prey and their Meat; they shall not have wherewith to live themselves, they were wont to suck the Blood of the Slain, and to eat the Flesh of the Poor; but now the Lord will pluck away their Prey, they themselves shall be starved or pinched with Hunger.
Lastly, Not only shall their Meat be taken away, but they themselves shall be scattered and dispersed; this is the last step of their calamity. Their Dens shall be broken up, and their lurking places shall be opened, they shall run from place to place, from Nation to Nation: this is the Judgment of the Lord upon Lions, and the Portion of the cruel Enemies of our God.
Who hath not seen the Truth of all this in our days? We have had Lions, roaring Lions, rending, tearing Lions amongst us: It was usual among the Heathen in their Persecutions to cry out, Away with the Christians to the Lions! this we have often seen, in the Figure, poor Christians sent to the Lions; put under the Power of Men, as cruel, as bloody, as Lions. Many an one might say (as David, Psal. 57.4.) My Soul is among Lions. When the Watchmen (in the Prophet) was asked, Watch-man, what of the Night? he answered, A Lion, my Lord, (Isa. 21.8.) Our sorrowful Watch-men standing upon their Towers (considering these sad times, being asked, What of the Day? have answered, We see a Lion, a company of Lions, tearing and rending in many parts of the Nation; not Bodies and States only, but Souls and Consciences. God hath wonderfully delivered his Darling from the Lions, his Daniels from the Lions ⟨p. 240⟩