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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
Tropes and Figures; OR, A TREATISE of the METAPHORS, ALLEGORIES, TY… › Head 5 › The Lord's Supper.
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.
Object. What dishonour is this more to Christ, than to have Fleas suck his Blood when he was upon Earth.
Answ. Very great Dishonour! For tho in the Days of his Flesh it was no dishonour to him, (as it was necessary for us that he suffered so many Indignities, and died) yet now being risen from the Dead, he dieth no more: And it must needs be a great Wrong, Injury, and Dishonour to him, to be crucified again, and to be brought back to those Reproaches which he long since left; and all this to no purpose, and without any Profit to us. Again, the Scripture approveth and useth this Argument, that his Body cannot be in two places at one and the same time. It is the Angels Argument, He is not here, 1he is risen; plainly implying, that he could not be here and there too. Or must we say, the Argument used by the Angels of God is weak or deceitful, that theirs may be strong and true?
Object. Have we not many Examples in Holy Scripture, 1which show that Christ may be in divers Places at one time? Was he not in Heaven when he appeared to St. Paul, Acts 9.23. Paul saith, he was seen last of all of him, and yet was he not then in Heaven?
Object. Have we not many Examples in Holy Scripture, 1