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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.
Parallels.
A Vomit is a very loathsome Thing, but a Dog's Vomit is most detestable: So Sin is a very loathsome Thing, but Apostasy is the worst of Sins; no Sin is more abominable in God's sight than that.
A Vomit is a very loathsom Thing, but a Dog's Vomit is most detestable: So Sin is a very loathsom Thing, but Apostacy is the worst of Sins; no Sin is more abominable in God's sight than that.
II. A Vomit is cast up sometimes by reason of the Sickness of the Stomach: So a Christian being very sick of his Sin, casts it up, or vomits it out by Repentance.
III. Some Men finding themselves oppressed by means of some Obstructions, or by reason of the Foulness of their Stomachs, take something to make them vomit, to free themselves of that which otherwise may endanger their Health, if not their Lives: So a Christian, being sensible of internal Obstructions, and Pollutions of his inward Man, takes a fit Antidote of Christ's preparing, by which means he vomits up the Filth and Pollution of his Heart and Life, and thereby attains a healthy Soul, and flourishes in Godliness.