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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.
II. Summer is the Season that ripens the Fruits of the Earth; were it not for the Heat and Influence of Summer, what would become of the Husband-man's Labour? So the Means of Grace, or Ministration of the Gospel, ripens the good Seed which is sown in the godly Man's Heart, nay, it maketh all fit and ready for the Harvest, and for cutting down. It ripens the godly Man for Heaven, and the ungodly Man for Hell: The Word is either a Savour of Life unto Life, or else the Savour of Death unto Death; it either softens or hardens. It hath the same Effects upon Mens Hearts, that the Sun hath in the hottest Time of Summer, upon that which it sends forth its Influence upon.
III. The Summer is the poor Man's working Time, 'tis the Season in which he is to provide himself for Winter with such things he wants. The Day of Gospel-Grace is the Saints Summer, 'tis the Time in which he works hard, gathers in, and lays up for his immortal Soul: He learns of the Ant, who provides her Meat in Summer, &c.1
- 1Prov. 6.
IV. In Summer every thing looks green; the Herbs, Grass, Plants, Trees, and all the Fruits of the Earth, are in their Beauty, and greatest Glory: So in the Day of Gospel-Grace, whilst God affords Means of much Light and Knowledge, when Seasons, Sabbaths, Sermons, and Ordinances, in a plentiful manner do abound amongst us, how do the Saints flourish, their Graces flourish! O what Beauty and Greenness is there upon all sincere Christians!