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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.
I. The Face of a Man.
Metaphor. | Parallel The Face of a Man notes Understanding, and the Excellency of Reason, by which all human Actions are managed. | Angels have great Knowledge and Understanding. By their Likeness unto Man, is laid before us the Rationality, Knowledge, and Understanding of Angels. They are not ignorant Creatures, but ipsae Intelligentiae, the most understanding Creatures in Heaven and Earth.1 The Woman of Tekoah said to David, He was wise according to the Wisdom of an Angel of God, to know all things that are upon the Earth: That is, he was very wise,2 as Angels are, to search out Understanding, and discover things. Therefore Jerome thinks they are called Cherubims, from their much Knowledge; Cherubims, as it were, Rabbis, and Teachers of others. And this Office some Angels have done. Gabriel, make this Man understand the Vision. 3I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy People in the latter Day. Angels (saith one) are good Philosophers, they know the Principles, Causes, Effects, Life, Motion, and Death of natural things; they are great Statists, and know the Affairs of Kingdoms. Dan. 10.13. saith Gabriel, I remained with the Kings of Persia, &c. They are said to be full of Eyes before and behind, because they see what is past, and what is to come. Besides, they have much revealed to them by God, by Christ, nay, and understand many things by the Church, as concerning the Mysteries of the Gospel; so Eph. 3.10.