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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.
III. What little reason have wicked Men to be proud? And how sadly are they mistaken, who think to adorn themselves with Sin? How do Sinners pride themselves in their filthy Garments, and Cloak of Unrighteousness? He is no Gallant now a days, unless he can swear and curse, and cry, Damn-him, and, Sink-him. Lord, what an Age is this! They show their Sin, as Sodom, and hide it not; they glory in their Shame.
III. What little reason have wicked Men to be proud? And how sadly are they mistaken, who think to adorn themselves with Sin? How do Sinners pride themselves in their filthy Garments, and Cloak of Unrighteousness? He is no Gallant now a days, unless he can swear and curse, and cry, Damn-him, and, Sink-him. Lord, what an Age is this! They shew their Sin, as Sodom, and hide it not; they glory in their Shame.
IV. Let us learn from hence to be fully sensible of our Birth-Pollution, I mean, Original Sin,1 that which we brought into the World with us: Can he be clean that is born of a Woman? Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Can the Stream be clean, when the Fountain is so unclean? All that are born by natural Generation, are unclean. Adam's particular Act or Breach of the Law of God was ours, we being in him; he stood as the common Root of all his Posterity; 'tis also by the Almighty imputed to us: The natural Pravity or Corruption which issueth from thence, passeth from Generation to Generation.