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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.
The Moon is called in Hebrew Lebanah, of her Whiteness, and bright Shining. The State of the Church, all Expositors agree, is signified hereby.
THe Moon is called in Hebrew Lebanah, of her Whiteness, and bright Shining. The State of the Church, all Expositors agree, is signified hereby.
The Church may in many respects be compared to the Moon.
Simile. | Parallel. Naturalists affirm, the Moon receiveth her Light from the Sun. | The Church hath all her Light from Christ, the Sun of Righteousness.1 II. The Moon receiving Light by the Beams at the Sun, she shines forth, and giveth Light to the World. | II. So the Church receiving Light from Christ, she shines forth in Brightness and Glory. The Sun gives Light, but receives none; the Moon both gives Light, and receives Light: So Christ, as God, hath his Light in himself; but as Mediator, hath his Light from the Father, to communicate it to the Church, that the Church may give Light to the World. Ye are the Light of the World.2 III. The Moon giveth Light to the World only in the Night. | III. So the Church gives her Light forth to enlighten Sinners, whilst the Night of this World lasteth. IV. The Moon, tho very fair and bright, yet (as Naturalists observe) hath her Spots. | IV. So the Church, tho pure and holy, yet in her self is not without Spots of Sin. No Saint is without Blemishes. If we say we have no Sin, we deceive our selves, and the Truth is not in us.3 V. The Moon hath her various Aspects: sometimes she is in the Full, and sometimes in the Wane; sometimes she shines more glorious, and sometimes less; and yet still the same Moon. She doth not (saith an ancient Writer) always show her Light in her full Orb: she sometimes so decreaseth, that there seemeth to us not to be any Moon; yet she is not then destitute of the Sun-Beams, tho it seem otherwise to our Sight. | V. So the Church is under various States and Changes. She doth not always shine as at Full Moon, or send forth a full Brightness, but is sometimes so obscured, that she appears hardly visible; she was forced into the Wilderness,