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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.
1. Some Men ground their Hope of Heaven upon outward Prosperity. This is the Worldlings Hope. They conclude God loves them, and will give Heaven to them, because he hath given them so much of the Earth, not remembering, that God gives some Men their Portion in this Life:1 Remember, Son, thou in thy Life time receivedst thy good Things, &c.
1. Some Men ground their Hope of Heaven upon outward Prosperity. This is the Worldlings Hope. They conclude God loves them, and will give Heaven to them, because he hath given them so much of the Earth, not remembring, that God gives some Men their Portion in this Life:1 Remember, Son, thou in thy Life time receivedst thy good Things, &c.
2. Some ground their Hopes of Heaven upon Civility, and external Righteousness: They live sober and honest Lives, and are not guilty of any gross Sins. This is the moral Man's Hope, the Pharisee's, the young Man's in the Gospel; the foolish Virgins had this Hope, and yet lost Heaven.
3. Some ground their Hopes of Heaven upon the Merits of their own Works. This is the Papists Hope; for tho they place some Hope in Christ, yet they put Confidence in their own Works. Now this is to cast Anchor on the Sands. First; That which merits must be our own; but none of our good Works are our own. They are our own subjective, because wrought in us, and they are ours in regard of the Benefit of them; but in respect of the Original they are none of ours, they are the Fruits of the Spirit; 'tis God hath wrought all our Works in us. Secondly; They must be complete and perfect, or not meritorious; but the best Works performed by us are both impure and imperfect, more Dross than Gold. Thirdly; That which merits must not be due upon any other account; paying Debts is not meritorious: Now there is nothing that we do, or can do, but it is due, 'tis a Debt we owe to God; we owe him all we have, are, or can perform: Therefore saith Christ, When you have done all, say you are unprofitable Servants.