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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. 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.
IV. A Man who sets up a Trade, ought also to know who he is to deal or trade with: So ought every Christian; and that is God, through the Mediator Jesus Christ; for without him there is no trading to Heaven. 'Tis by him we believe in God, by him we come to the Father. Christ is a Saint's only Correspondent; he receives all our Prayers and Duties, and makes Returns of Mercies.
V. A Man who begins a Trade, ought to be well instructed, and to know every particular Art and Mystery in it: Some Trades or Professions are hard to learn, they are full of Mystery, and very intricate; and if they understand them not, or are not Crafts-masters therein they will never live comfortably of them, as Experience commonly showeth: So every Christian ought to learn the Mystery of Godliness; this heavenly Calling is not easily learned; there is no Trade that is more mysterious than the Trade or Art of Godliness, as we shall fully evince, and make appear, 1. By plain Texts of Scripture. 2. By Arguments and Demonstrations drawn there-from.