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B25425 Troposchēmalogia: 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; Tropologia. Book 4. Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.; De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Tropologia. aut 1682 (1682) Wing K101A; ESTC R7039 690,855 608

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11.10_o 47._o 2_o sam_n 8.7_o ezek._n 27.11_o and_o hence_o shield_n say_v he_o be_v hang_v up_o in_o david_n tower_n for_o monument_n and_o sign_n of_o victory_n metaphor_n disparity_n a_o shield_n that_o soldier_n use_v in_o battle_n be_v a_o instrument_n make_v by_o man._n faith_n be_v a_o precious_a grace_n or_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 5.22_o gal._n 5.22_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v faith_n etc._n etc._n ii_o a_o shield_n be_v not_o use_v by_o soldier_n in_o all_o country_n ii_o faith_n be_v of_o use_n by_o all_o spiritual_a soldier_n in_o every_o nation_n and_o it_o be_v as_o much_o in_o use_n now_o by_o they_o who_o true_o believe_v as_o ever_o it_o be_v iii_o a_o shield_n may_v be_v break_v and_o utter_o lose_v iii_o a_o saint_n faith_n may_v receive_v some_o detriment_n but_o it_o can_v be_v utter_o break_v and_o lose_v i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o 22.23_o luk._n 22.23_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o iv_o a_o shield_n can_v only_o save_v and_o 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vicious_a humour_n every_o thing_n seem_v bitter_a according_a to_o the_o humour_n so_o the_o understanding_n reckon_v the_o way_n of_o god_n both_o enmity_n and_o folly_n the_o will_n act_v according_o the_o will_n of_o wicked_a man_n act_n cross_a and_o contrary_a to_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a will_n in_o all_o thing_n they_o resist_v and_o fight_v against_o he_o and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o his_o law_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v there_o be_v much_o pride_n inconstancy_n 7._o rom._n 8_o 7._o stubbornness_n and_o disobedience_n in_o the_o will_n our_o tongue_n be_v our_o own_o and_o who_o be_v lord_n over_o we_o 12.4_o psal_n 12.4_o 4._o their_o affection_n be_v wound_v and_o very_o filthy_a man_n natural_o love_v the_o creature_n more_o than_o god_n nay_o they_o love_v their_o lust_n horrid_a sin_n and_o uncleanness_n above_o the_o majesty_n of_o heaven_n the_o apostle_n give_v a_o character_n of_o some_o man_n say_v they_o be_v lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_o than_o lover_n of_o god_n 5._o the_o memory_n be_v wound_v 3.4_o 1_o tim._n 3.4_o be_v forgetful_a of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o like_o a_o leak_a vessel_n man_n be_v ready_a to_o remember_v what_o god_n bid_v they_o forget_v but_o forget_v that_o which_o he_o command_v they_o to_o remember_v they_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o think_v upon_o injury_n nay_o may_v be_v one_o injury_n will_v be_v think_v on_o more_o than_o many_o kindness_n and_o year_n of_o good_a service_n they_o be_v subject_a enough_o to_o remember_v trifle_n and_o vain_a story_n whenas_o a_o profitable_a sermon_n or_o wholesome_a counsel_n be_v forget_v etc._n etc._n 6._o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v wound_v with_o sin_n though_o not_o for_o it_o or_o in_o a_o deep_a and_o real_a sense_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v defile_v and_o unbelieving_a be_v nothing_o pure_a 1.15_o tit._n 1.15_o but_o their_o mind_n and_o conscience_n be_v corrupt_a the_o conscience_n which_o shall_v like_o job_n last_o messenger_n bring_v we_o word_n that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o faculty_n be_v dead_a i._n e._n wound_v preston_n preston_n and_o corrupt_v alas_o be_v maim_a dumb_a or_o misguide_a or_o grievous_o distemper_v that_o when_o it_o shall_v accuse_v it_o excuse_v it_o shall_v act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o faithful_a register_n to_o set_v all_o our_o sin_n down_o exact_o but_o it_o falsify_v in_o this_o and_z as_o say_v dr._n preston_n when_o it_o shall_v set_v down_o hundred_o it_o set_v down_o fifty_n when_o it_o shall_v restrain_v from_o evil_a it_o be_v almost_o asleep_a and_o let_v the_o sinner_n alone_o who_o it_o shall_v condemn_v for_o want_v of_o light_n it_o acquit_v and_o as_o a_o man_n be_v
no_o place_n free_a sin_n be_v a_o disease_n that_o afflict_v every_o part_n 5._o isa_n 5._o the_o whole_a head_n be_v sick_a and_o the_o whole_a heart_n faint_a iv_o the_o distemper_n which_o we_o call_v the_o sickness_n or_o pestilence_n be_v very_o mortal_a and_o sweep_v away_o thousand_o sin_n be_v such_o a_o sickness_n no_o pestilence_n like_o it_o sin_n be_v the_o plague_n of_o plague_n that_o which_o be_v most_o opposite_a to_o god_n be_v the_o great_a evil_n but_o sin_n be_v most_o opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o great_a evil._n that_o which_o separate_v man_n from_o and_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o great_a good_a must_v needs_o be_v the_o great_a evil_n or_o the_o plague_n of_o plague_n but_o sin_n do_v this_o therefore_o the_o great_a evil._n that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a judgement_n to_o be_v leave_v unto_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o evil_n but_o it_o be_v the_o great_a judgement_n in_o the_o world_n to_o be_v leave_v or_o give_v up_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o god_n design_n to_o bring_v his_o severe_a wrath_n upon_o a_o people_n or_o a_o particular_a soul_n when_o he_o resolve_v to_o afflict_v they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a he_o do_v not_o say_v i_o will_v bring_v plague_n or_o sickness_n or_o famine_n upon_o they_o but_z i_o will_v deliver_v they_o up_o to_o their_o sin_n israel_n will_v have_v none_o of_o i_o etc._n etc._n and_o what_o then_o ●8_o psal_n 81.11_o rom._n 1.26_o ●8_o so_o i_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o give_v up_o the_o gentile_n to_o vile_a affection_n that_o sickness_n plague_n or_o pestilence_n that_o destroy_v most_o that_o kill_v million_o which_o be_v so_o infectious_a that_o none_o among_o thousand_o nay_o million_o of_o thousand_o can_v escape_v be_v the_o plague_n of_o plague_n but_o such_o a_o sickness_n be_v sin_n more_o shall_v be_v damn_v than_o shall_v be_v save_v nay_o but_o few_o comparative_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n and_o so_o find_v life_n now_o all_o that_o be_v damn_v be_v damn_v or_o destroy_v by_o sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o evil_n that_o which_o kill_v or_o destroy_v body_n and_o soul_n too_o be_v the_o plague_n of_o plague_n but_o sin_n destroy_v body_n and_o soul_n too_o ergo_fw-la sin_n be_v the_o plague_n of_o plague_n v._o many_o of_o those_o who_o have_v the_o disease_n we_o call_v the_o sickness_n have_v spot_n upon_o they_o which_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n one_o of_o which_o be_v call_v the_o token_n and_o when_o they_o appear_v they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o dead_a man_n so_o sin_n this_o spiritual_a plague_n and_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n 31.4_o deut._n 31.4_o mark_v some_o man_n out_o for_o eternal_a death_n their_o spot_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o the_o spot_n of_o my_o child_n that_o be_v their_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n such_o as_o appear_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o god_n any_o spot_n be_v bad_a but_o some_o be_v worse_o very_o bad_a they_o be_v deadly_a spot_n they_o have_v the_o token_n of_o death_n and_o wrath_n upon_o they_o 1._o the_o sin_n or_o spot_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v rather_o a_o scar_n or_o wound_n that_o be_v heal_v or_o almost_o heal_v but_o sin_n in_o some_o of_o the_o ungodly_a be_v like_o a_o rot_a putrify_v sore_o in_o the_o flesh_n 2._o the_o spot_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v not_o so_o contagious_a or_o infectious_a as_o the_o sin_n or_o spot_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o sin_n of_o the_o ungodly_a make_v their_o very_a person_n and_o prayer_n loathe_v and_o hateful_a in_o god_n sight_n now_o god_n though_o he_o hate_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o child_n 109.7_o psal_n 109.7_o yet_o he_o love_v their_o person_n 3._o sin_n in_o a_o saint_n be_v his_o sorrow_n it_o be_v that_o which_o he_o hate_v it_o wound_n and_o grieve_v his_o soul_n 7.3_o rom._n 7.3_o he_o be_v sick_a of_o his_o sin_n but_o the_o wicked_a love_n their_o sin_n sin_n be_v in_o a_o godly_a man_n conversation_n and_o that_o be_v his_o trouble_n but_o sin_n be_v in_o a_o wicked_a man_n affection_n which_o render_v it_o to_o be_v a_o deadly_a spot_n 4._o sin_n reign_v and_o predominate_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o sin_n though_o it_o may_v sometime_o tyrannize_v in_o a_o saint_n yet_o he_o obey_v it_o not_o he_o be_v not_o the_o subject_a or_o servant_n of_o sin_n the_o one_o yield_v and_o subject_n to_o sin_n the_o other_o oppose_v and_o resist_v it_o every_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v set_v against_o it_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o against_o every_o sin_n vi_o sickness_n bring_v ofttimes_o utter_a weakness_n upon_o the_o body_n so_o sin_n bring_v weakness_n upon_o the_o soul_n i_o be_o feeble_a etc._n etc._n it_o make_v a_o christian_a very_o faint_a see_v leprosy_n vii_o some_o sickness_n be_v very_o grievous_a to_o be_v bear_v so_o sin_n be_v grievous_a to_o a_o true_a christian_a who_o be_v make_v sensible_a of_o it_o viii_o a_o man_n that_o find_v himself_o very_o sick_a and_o like_a to_o die_v will_v soon_o look_v out_o for_o help_n or_o send_v to_o a_o physician_n so_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v sinsick_a will_v seek_v for_o help_n viz._n hasten_v to_o jesus_n christ_n for_o none_o else_o can_v cure_v the_o sickness_n of_o the_o soul_n inference_n be_v thou_o sick_a and_o ready_a to_o die_v and_o insensible_a of_o any_o illness_n do_v nothing_o ail_v thou_o this_o be_v sad_a ii_o art_n thou_o sick_a and_o great_o afflict_v be_v thy_o soul_n weary_a of_o its_o groan_n haste_v to_o the_o physician_n go_v to_o christ_n 1._o the_o more_o sick_a the_o more_o need_n of_o physic_n the_o great_a sinner_n thou_o be_v the_o more_o need_n of_o a_o saviour_n thou_o have_v 2._o the_o long_o thou_o delay_v the_o more_o hard_a and_o difficult_a will_v thy_o cure_n be_v beside_o the_o danger_n thou_o run_v death_n may_v be_v at_o thy_o door_n 3._o consider_v you_o must_v have_v a_o cure_n and_o be_v free_v from_o this_o sickness_n this_o stone_n in_o the_o heart_n this_o unbelief_n or_o whatever_o else_o the_o disease_n be_v or_o else_o be_v damn_v 4._o christ_n come_v from_o heaven_n on_o purpose_n to_o be_v thy_o physician_n he_o come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n 5._o soul_n let_v i_o tell_v thou_o as_o it_o be_v once_o say_v to_o blind_a bartimeus_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n 29._o mat._n 11.28_o 29._o christ_n call_v thou_o come_v to_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a etc._n etc._n 10.30_o luke_n 10.30_o 6._o thou_o may_v have_v physic_n and_o cure_v very_o cheap_a though_o thou_o have_v no_o money_n christ_n will_v do_v all_o free_o if_o thou_o will_v cast_v thyself_o upon_o he_o 7._o christ_n be_v able_a to_o cure_v all_o disease_n though_o thou_o be_v never_o so_o sick_a he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v thou_o whole_a 7.25_o heb._n 7.25_o he_o be_v able_a to_o save_v to_o the_o uttermost_a all_o that_o come_v to_o god_n by_o he_o 8._o christ_n be_v willing_a as_o well_o as_o able_a see_v mat._n 8.2_o mark_v 1.41_o 9_o christ_n can_v do_v the_o work_n when_o all_o other_o mean_v fail_v mark_n 5.26_o when_o purpose_v fail_v good_a desire_n fail_v prayer_n fail_v and_o good_a work_n and_o moral_a righteousness_n fail_v etc._n etc._n 10._o christ_n be_v such_o a_o physician_n that_o rather_o than_o thou_o shall_v go_v without_o cure_n he_o have_v shed_v his_o own_o blood_n to_o make_v thou_o whole_a and_o free_v thou_o from_o thy_o sickness_n 11._o if_o christ_n undertake_v the_o cure_n he_o will_v never_o leave_v thou_o till_o he_o have_v perfect_o restore_v thou_o to_o health_n again_o but_o remember_v there_o be_v no_o cure_n but_o by_o his_o precious_a blood_n he_o die_v that_o we_o may_v live_v can_v thou_o be_v sick_a and_o such_o a_o doctor_n by_o thou_o can_v not_o live_v unless_o thy_o doctor_n die_v strange_a kind_n of_o grief_n that_o find_v no_o medicine_n good_a to_o assuage_v the_o pain_n but_o the_o physician_n be_v blood_n fr._n quarles_n sin_n compare_v to_o vomit_n jer._n 48.26_o moab_n also_o shall_v wallow_v in_o his_o own_o vomit_n etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 2.22_o the_o dog_n be_v turn_v to_o his_o vomit_n again_o etc._n etc._n a_o wicked_a man_n or_o one_o who_o turn_v to_o his_o old_a evil_n and_o wicked_a course_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o dog_n and_o sin_n to_o vomit_v which_o a_o dog_n lick_v up_o parallel_n a_o vomit_n be_v a_o very_a loathsome_a thing_n but_o a_o dog_n vomit_n be_v most_o detestable_a so_o sin_n be_v a_o very_a loathsome_a thing_n but_o apostasy_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o sin_n no_o sin_n be_v more_o abominable_a in_o god_n