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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.
That which we have the History of, and yet cannot understand, or make our own, unless the Spirit of God opens and explains it to us, is a great Mystery: But we cannot understand the Mystery of Religion and Godliness, without the Spirit's Teaching and Explanation: Ergo, &c. As the History must be revealed by the written Word, so the Mystery must be revealed by the Spirit: For what Man knoweth the Things of a Man, save the Spirit of a Man, 1which is in him; even so the Things of God knoweth no Man, but the Spirit of God.
4. That which needs or requires several Gradations and Mediums, to open and explain it from time to time, is a great Mystery: But the Gospel, or Mystery of Godliness, requires such several Gradations and Mediums, to open it unto the Children of Men. (1.) God under the Law revealed these Things by divers Sacrifices, Washings, and other Rites, whilst Persons remained in their Non-age. (2.) It requires the Use of divers earthly Similitudes, to open and explain it to the Understanding of Men. God is compared to a Father, to an Husband-man, to a Judg, to a Creditor, to a Portion, to an Householder, &c. Christ, to a Lamb, to Light, to an Husband, to a Vine, to a Shepherd, &c. The Spirit is compared to the Wind, to Oil, to Water: and Grace, to Seed, to Gold tried in the Fire, &c. The Mysteries of Religion and Godliness are so hard to understand in their own Nature, that God condescends to open them to us by earthly Things: In this God shows what Children we are, and how difficult 'tis for us to understand these Things. And tho they are thus explained, yet how little is it that we are able to understand of them! Now that which the Children of Men are not able fully to take in, or comprehend, tho God makes use of the best Mediums he in his Wisdom sees good to make use of, is a great Mystery: But the Children of Men are able to take in but little of the Mysteries of the Gospel, notwithstanding these gracious Mediums God is pleased to make use of: Ergo, &c.