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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
Tropes and Figures; OR, A TREATISE of the METAPHORS, ALLEGORIES, TY… › Head 10 › Sin a Thief.
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.
Observ. Sin and the Devil are, and may fitly be compared to Thieves and Robbers. If this may not safely be inferred from hence; yet from divers other Texts of Scripture it may naturally be reduced, &c. See Rom. 7.11. 2 Cor. 11.1, 2. Eph. 4.22. Heb. 3.13.
In the opening of this, we shall first show what Sin and the Devil robs Men of. 2. Show what kind of Thieves and Robbers Sin and the Devil are.
In the opening of this, we shall first shew what Sin and the Devil robs Men of. 2. Shew what kind of Thieves and Robers Sin and the Devil are.
Thieves. | Parallel. A Thief, is one, or more, that in a secret and felonious manner takes away that which is another Mans, whether it be Goods, Money, &c. and thereby oft-times undo, and utterly ruin their Neighbours, depriving them of all those good things they had in Possession, or the Promise of enjoying, &c. | Sin and Satan strive unjustly to take away, or deprive the Sons of Men, of their undoubted Right to Divine Things. Adam was invested with a very great Estate, he had great abundance of all good things in his Possession, before the Fall, viz. Union, and Communion with God, perfect Righteousness, &c. he was the Heir of the World, Eden in an especial manner, with all the Riches, Glory, and Delights thereof, were his, &c. nothing was denied him, save the eating of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil; but by Sin and the Devil he was robbed and deceived of all, and brought to utter Beggary: and since, God hath been pleased in a gracious manner through the Lord Jesus Christ, to invest Believers with much Spiritual Riches, and Righteousness; again these Enemies strive to rob and deceive them of all the second time: but to speak more particularly, the things which they endeavour to deprive the Sons and Daughters off, are these. First, Of their precious Time, by telling them that 'tis too soon, too early to mind the Concernments of their Souls; like as those in Haggai, strove to deceive the People, The time is not come, &c. 1. Sin and Satan persuade Men, that time is not so swift nor uncertain, but that they shall have Time and Days enough hereafter, whereas on a sudden, Times Hour-Glass is out, and they are cut down in a moment. 2. By stifling the Senses of poor Sinners, insomuch that they cannot judg of their Time; they are so taken with other Things, Sensual Things, that they know not what time of the Day it is, they think 'tis a long while to Night, when alas their Sun is almost set. 3. By hiding from Men the great Perils and Dangers of the Times they live in, they are so blinded by these Thieves, that they see not into what a Pit they are a falling. 4. By persuading them, that a great deal of work may be done in a very short time, that the work of Repentance may be done upon a Sick-Bed, or when old Age comes. 5.