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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.
VI. Some Hunters are very swift and diligent in the pursuit of their Prey, they will ride over many Fields in a day, they will search and beat about with abundance of diligence, to find out their Game, they are it may be here now, and a few hours hence many Miles off, and hardly allow themselves time to eat their Meat, &c. So the Devil is a swift Hunter, he is like Lightning (as it were) swift in Motion, he is a Spirit, and so has the advantage to leap ⟨p. 362⟩suddenly upon his Spiritual Prey, he has his Eyes upon all the ways of Men, he is here to tempt this Man, and presently in another place to catch unwary and secure Souls.
VI. Some Hunters are very swift and diligent in the pursuit of their Prey, they will ride over many Fields in a day, they will search and beat about with abundance of dilig•nce, to find out their Game, they are it may be here now, and a few hours hence many Miles off, and hardly allow themselves time to eat their Meat, &c. So the Devil is a swift Hunter, he is like Lightning (as it were) swift in Motion, he is a Spirit, and so has the advantage to leap ⟨p. 362⟩suddenly upon his Spiritual Prey, he has his Eyes upon all the ways of Men, he is here to tempt this Man, and presently in another place to catch unwary and secure Souls.