B25425:1665
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.
First, If God should destroy all Lion-like Men, the Joints of the World would be unclosed, and the Bands of human Society broken asunder. God forbade the Children of Israel to destroy all the Canaanites, lest the Beasts of the Field should multiply, &c.
First, If God should destroy all Lion-like Men, the Joints of the World would be unclosed, and the Bands of human Society broken asunder. God forbad the Children of Israel to destroy all the Canaanites, lest the Beasts of the Field should multiply, &c.
Secondly; If God should hunt all these Lions out of the World, his own People would live by Sense, rather than by Faith, and seem to be terrified by the visible Actings of Wrath, rather than allured by the Promises of Mercy, or Tenders of free Grace.
Thirdly; He defers them, until they have sucked Blood enough, rent enough, done Evil enough, even filled up the measure of their Sin, and fulfilled the righteous Purpose of God, by their Unrighteousness. As these Lions fill their own Bellies, so they fulfil God's Counsels; therefore he lets them alone, that they may do his Work, tho they little think of it, and less intend it.
Thirdly; He defers them, until they have suck'd Blood enough, rent enough, done Evil enough, even fill'd up the measure of their Sin, and fulfilled the righteous Purpose of God, by their Unrighteousness. As these Lions fill their own Bellies, so they fulfill God's Counsels; therefore he lets them alone, that they may do his Work, tho they little think of it, and less intend it.