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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.
Deceiver, or one that causeth to err, is by the Greeks called, a Despiser; by the Chaldee, a Mocker, Mat. 27.63. [Greek or Hebrew], a notable Cozener, Impostor. Ainsworth. See Liegh's Crit. Sacr. seduced, and seducing others: Such our Saviour and his Apostles were reputed, but falsely; others are truly so called, who deal fraudulently and false-heartedly with God, Men, and their own Hearts.
DEceiver, or one that causeth to err, is by the Greeks called, a Despiser; by the Chaldee, a Mocker, Mat. 27.63. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a notable Cozener, Impostor. Ainsworth. See Liegh's Crit. Sacr. seduced, and seducing others: Such our Saviour and his Apostles were reputed, but falsly; others are truly so called, who deal fraudulently and false-heartedly with God, Men, and their own Hearts.
Deceiver. | Parallel. A Deceiver, or cunning Impostor, hath many Ways whereby he secretly, and with much craftiness seeks to trepan and beguile his Neighbour: As, (1.) He will pretend himself to be a special Friend, and so insinuate into a Man's Affection. (2.) He strives to find out the Disposition of the Person he intends to cheat. (3.) He will (the better to accomplish his Design) change his Name, and pretend himself some worthy and noble Person, and of some eminent ⟨p. 295⟩Family. (4.) He will watch the fittest Opportunity to effect his Enterprise. (5.) He will sometimes put a Visor on his Face, and often change his Habit, that he may deceive the more securely. (6.) And if he is in danger to be taken, he will exclaim against the Deceiver, and cry out, Stop Thief, &c. | False-Teachers, who are cunning to deceive, have many ways to delude poor Creatures: As, (1.) They commonly pretend much Pity and Compassion to the Souls of Men, and hereby they endeavour to wind themselves into their Affections; and when once a Person harbours a good Opinion of them, their Work is half done. (2.) They seek to find out what Parts they have, and what Principles they hold, with whom they converse: for if they perceive they are Men and Women well rooted and grounded in the Orthodox Faith, and able to defend the Truth, they have little hopes of prevailing; but if they find that they