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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.
It will infallibly cure all spiritual Consumptions, that spiritual Waste or Decay of Faith, Love, Zeal, Hope, &c. which seizeth sometimes upon many Christians. 4. It will bring down the Tympany of Pride, and make a Man very humble, and little in his own Eyes; the more of the Spirit, the more humble. 5. It will cure all manner of spiritual Deadness or Deafness, making a Man very lively and diligent to hear good Counsel and Instruction, as Lydia experienced.1 6. It is good against the Tremblings of the Heart, and will make a Man bold and courageous in the Cause of Christ, in evil Times. We cannot but speak the things which we have both seen and heard.2 7. It is an excellent Remedy to purge out all noxious and evil Humours of the Soul, from whence many Distempers flow, making a Man sound at Heart, and holy in Life. 8. It will effectually restore a lost Appetite, and make a Man relish well the Food of God's Word, causing it to be sweeter to him than Honey,3 or the Honey-Comb. ⟨p. 80⟩9. It will preserve from the Plague of Sin, of what sort soever it be, tho a Christian be amongst infected Persons every day. 10. It will revive a fainting and drooping Spirit. 11. It will set and make whole all broken Bones,4 as David and thousands others have found by experience. 12. It will cure the Leprosy, and all old running Ulcers, and also all fresh Wounds of the Soul, tho never so deep, stinking, and loathsome. 13. It is good against Weakness of the Hands, and Feebleness of the Knees.5 14. It is sovereign good against spiritual Barrenness, making the Godly to bring forth much Fruit. 15. It will clear the Sight, and make a Man to see afar of. 16. It infallibly cures the sleepy Disease, or the spiritual Lethargy of the Soul,6 so that they shall not sleep as others do. 17. It cures all Diseases of the Tongue and Mouth, and an unsavoury Breath,