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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 Debt.
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.
Metaphor. | Parallel. Debts are variously taken, and may be contracted divers manner of ways. (1.) A Man may rob his Neighbour of his Good-Name, defame and wickedly wrong him that way, and thereby make himself guilty, and become a Sinner against him, and is as much bound to make him satisfaction, as if he had been his Debtor, by getting away much of his Goods, &c. | SO Man by Sin, hath taken away or robbed God Almighty of his Glory; Adam gave more credit and rather hearkened to the Devil, than to God, and what a reproach was this (as I may so say) to his Maker! Satan shall be believed when God shall not: when a Man will not believe, trust, nor give credit to what his Neighbour faith, tho never so just and upright; what a Reproach, and Contempt, doth he cast upon him? So what greater wrong could Man do to God, (the most just and holy One of Heaven and Earth) as not to regard his Word, believe, nor give credit to him; but rather side with, and yield to his cruel Enemy, that studied Revenge, and to bring him into Reproach. And thus Man became a Sinner, and made himself guilty, being a Debtor to God, and bound to make satisfaction, or suffer for Sin, if this wrong cannot be made up, or the Debt paid. II. Man brake a Holy and Righteous Law, and thereby made himself notoriously guilty, and obnoxious to the Penalty annexed; and Guilt that lies upon him, is commonly called a Debt, he is a Debtor to the Law, as well as a Criminal. | II. Sinners have broke the holy and righteous Law of God, and by this means are become miserably guilty, and palpable Debtors, both to the Law, and Justice; the Law is broke, and Justice requireth Satisfaction; the Penalty is Death. A heavy Debt, such a Debt is Sin; he hath violated a just Law, and how will he make a Compensation? ⟨p. 336⟩III. Some Debts, in a common acceptation, are a great Sum, many Pounds, thousands of Pounds. | III. Sin is a very great Debt, every ungodly Man may be said to owe many thousands, tho never so Rich and Mighty in the account of Men. So Mat. 18.24. where our Sins are not only compared to a Debt, but to a Debt of a vast Sum, ten thousand Talents, which according to computation amounts to 1500000 l. and according to others, 1875000 l. IV. Some Debts are so great in value, and the Debtors so poor, that they are not able to pay them. | IV.
Metaphor. | Parallel. DEbts are variously taken, and may be contracted divers manner of ways. (1.) A Man may rob his Neighbour of his Good-Name, defame and wickedly wrong him that way, and thereby make himself guilty, and become a Sinner against him, and is as much bound to make him satisfaction, as if he had been his Debtor, by getting away much of his Goods, &c. | SO Man by Sin, hath taken away or robbed God Almighty of his Glory; Adam gave more credit and rather hearkened to the Devil, than to God, and what a reproach was this (as I may so say) to his Maker! Satan shall be believed when God shall not: when a Man will not believe, trust, nor give credit to what his Neighbour faith, tho never so just and upright; what a Reproach, and Contempt, doth he cast upon him? So what greater wrong could Man do to God, (the most just and holy One of Heaven and Earth) as not to regard his Word, believe, nor give credit to him; but rather side with, and yield to his cruel Enemy, that studied Revenge, and to bring him into Reproach. And thus Man became a Sinner, and made himself guilty, being a Debtor to God, and bound to make satisfaction, or suffer for Sin, if this wrong cannot be made up, or the Debt paid. II. Man brake a Holy and Righteous Law, and thereby made himself notoriously guilty, and obnoxious to the Penalty annexed; and Guilt that lies upon him, is commonly called a Debt, he is a Debtor to the Law, as well as a Criminal. | II. Sinners have broke the holy and righteous Law of God, and by this means are become miserably guilty, and palpable Debtors, both to the Law, and Justice; the Law is broke, and Justice requireth Satisfaction; the Penalty is Death. A heavy Debt, such a Debt is Sin; he hath violated a just Law, and how will he make a Compensation?