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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. A Man, when he first sets up a Trade, hath, or ought to have, a Stock suitable to what it doth require, in order to the well-managing of it, or otherwise he is not like to do good of it; for the Want of a convenient Stock hath ruined and utterly undone many new Beginners: So every Christian ought to see, when he first begins to profess Godliness, what Stock he hath, I mean, what Grace, what Faith, what Love to God, and to his Neighbour, what Experiences of a thorough Change; for without a Stock of the Truth of Grace, and Work of Regeneration, no Man can follow the Trade of Godliness, to make any saving Earnings of it.
II. A Man, when he first sets up a Trade, hath, or ought to have, a Stock suitable to what it doth require, in order to the well-managing of it, or otherwise he is not like to do good of it; for the Want of a convenient Stock hath ruined and utterly undone many new Beginners: So every Christian ought to see, when he first begins to profess Godliness, what Stock he hath, I mean, what Grace, what Faith, what Love to God, and to his Neighbour, what Experiences of a thorow Change; for without a Stock of the Truth of Grace, and Work of Regeneration, no Man can follow the Trade of Godliness, to make any saving Earnings of it.
III. A Man that sets up a Trade, ought to know the Nature, Worth, and Value of those Goods and Commodities his Calling leads him to trade or deal in, or else he may be quickly cheated, and run out of all, by buying counterfeit Goods, or bad Ware: So every Christian must know what Goods he is to trade spiritually in, as also the Nature and Excellency of them. Now the heavenly Commodities are these, Faith, Love, Peace, Long-suffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Meekness, Temperance, Pardon of Sin, Communion with God, Joy in the Holy-Ghost, &c. Now he ought to know all these Things, the true from the counterfeit. And next unto the Graces of the Spirit, and the other excellent and rare Things he deals in, there are the Ordinances of the Gospel, the Nature and Usefulness of which he ought also to understand, and not to be deceived about them, lest he take the Traditions of Men for Christ's Institutions.