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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.
Quest. How may I know a weak Faith from a strong?
Answ. 1. A weak Christian, one weak in Faith, looks more within than without, grounds more on the good Desires and Heavenlinesses of his Affection, than the Covenant and Promise of God:1 Now a strong Christian looks to Christ. Because I live, ye shall live also. 'Tis not because my Affections live, my Obedience lives, or I have Life in Obedience, or performance of external Duties, but because Christ lives, By whom I live. Gal. 2.20.
2. A weak Christian consults more the Power of the Enemy, than he doth the Strength of God, Christ, and the holy Spirit; and is much acted by Sense, in respect of Means, how this or that should be done:1 Can God furnish a Table in the Wilderness? But a strong Saint believes in Hope against Hope; a strong Faith takes up in the Power, Grace, and Sufficiency of God: The Lord is on my side, 2I will not fear what Man can do unto me.
2. A weak Christian consults more the Power of the Enemy, than he doth the Strength of God, Christ, and the holy Spirit; and is much acted by Sence, in respect of Means, how this or that should be done: