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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.
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And then at another while, when they have spent much of their Days in Pleasure and Vanity, this Enemy persuades them 'tis now too late, and the time of their Visitation is past, &c. Secondly, These Thieves strive to rob Men of the Opportunity of time, I mean those precious Sermons, Seasons of Grace, and Holy Sabbaths, God is pleased to afford them; by secret Craft, these Enemies blind the Eyes of Men after such a manner, that they prefer their Worldly Advantages and Profit, in their Shops and Callings, above the Riches and glorious Blessings of the Word and Ordinances of God, they prefer Earth before Heaven, Gold above Grace, the good of the Body above the good of the Soul; if the Enemy cannot keep Men from attending upon the Word, then he endeavours to ⟨p. 333⟩fill their Minds with other Things, causing them to be so negligent in hearing of the Word preached, that it profits them nothing; or if they should hear with Attention, yet this Adversary causes them to rest satisfied with a bear hearing, and thereby deceive their Souls. Thirdly, Sin and Satan rob, or deprive Men of Union, and Communion with God, and of the true Grace of God, by which this Union and Communion with God, and Christ is attained; persuading them common Grace is saving Grace, and legal Conversion is Evangelical Conversion, and outward Reformation true Regeneration, &c. Fourthly, Sin and Satan rob Men of Peace, not only of Peace with God, but also of the true Peace of Conscience. Fifthly, They strive to rob Men of their precious and Immortal Souls. Sixthly, They rob, and endeavour to rob and deceive Men of the Crown of Life. Lastly, In a Word, these Enemies strive to rob and cheat Men and Women of all the saving benefit of Christ crucified, endeavouring to make his blessed Death wholly ineffectual to their Souls. ⟨p. 333⟩II. Thieves many times take and lead poor Travellers out of the King's High-Way, into some by-Place, and then bind them Hand and Foot, as well as take away their Treasure. | II. So Sin and Satan, lead Sinners out of the true way of God, into by and untroden Paths of Sin and Idolatry,1 and in a barbarous manner bind them with cruel Bonds: hence Christ is said to deliver them that were bound.2 The Apostle Paul speaking to Simon the Sorcerer, said, I perceive thou art in the Gall of Bitterness, and in the Bond of Iniquity. There are three Bonds that these Spiritual Thieves bind Sinners with;