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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.
Answ. 1. When the literal proper meaning looks absurd-like, or is empty, nothing to Edification; as when 'tis said, Unless ye eat the Flesh of the Son of Man, &c. This is my Body, &c. And so those Scriptures that command to pluck out the right Eye, and cut off the right Hand, take up our Cross, &c. All which, if literally understood, were absurd and ridiculous; and therefore the mistaking such Scriptures, hath occasioned many grievous Errors, as that of the Anthropomorphites, attributing Members ⟨image 5⟩viz. Head, Hands, Feet, &c, to God; and Passions, yea, Infirmities, as Anger, Repenting, &c. because the Scriptures in such places, speaking after the manner of Men, metaphorically attribute such things to him.
2. Those Places of Scripture are to be accounted Metaphorical or Allegoric, which reach not the Scope of Edification intended by them, if literally understood; as, when Christ spoke of Sowing, Mat. 13. the Disciples thought, something more was intended than at first appeared, for his Aim could not be to discourse of Husbandry to them.
2. Those Places of Scripture are to be accounted Metaphorical or Allegorick, which reach not the Scope of Edification intended by them, if literally understood; as, when Christ spoke of Sowing, Mat. 13. the Disciples thought, something more was intended than at first appeared, for his Aim could not be to discourse of Husbandry to them.
3. When a literal Sense would obtrude some Falsity on the Scripture, then such Places are to be taken Allegorically; as when Christ said, Destroy this Temple, and I will build it up again in three Days: Which if understood of the Material Temple, Christ's Words would not have had their Accomplishment; But he spoke, figuratively, of his Body. So when Christ said, Except a Man eat my Flesh, and drink my Blood, he cannot live; it cannot be understood literally, because many who have obtained Life, never did so eat his Flesh, &c.