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Divine eloquence, or, An essay upon the tropes and figures contained in the Holy Scriptures and reduced under the proper titles & rhetorick also several texts of Scripture which fall in with the figures are briefly interpreted, especially those which seem to favour the papist or the Socinian.
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Norwood, Cornelius.
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will your heart be also 2 Cor. 10. 18. St. Paul endeavouring to discourage the vanity of self-commendation leaves this sensible impression upon them as the best dissuasive from the practice of it for not he that commendeth himself is approved but whom the Lord commendeth Prov. 9. 17 18. Stolen waters are sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant This is the insinuation of the adulterous woman concerning the high relish of her unlawfull pleasures but then see the conclusion of such unhappy satisfactions but he knoweth not that the dead are there and that her guests are in the depths of hell Eccles 7. 31. Lo only this have I found that God hath made man upright but they have sought out many inventions The only thing I fully apprehend after all my enquiries is this That God at first endowed man with a principle of right reason for his certain guide and direction to happiness but he lost this noble talent through sin which is the cause of all his vain thoughts and imaginations When our Blessed Saviour had performed many wonderfull Cures how do the People with one voice conspire in this Acclamation He hath done all things well he maketh both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak Mark 7. 37. EPANORTHOSIS Epanorthosis from a Greek word signifying to correct or amend When we are in a passion we are seldom satisfied with what we say or doe insomuch that we are apt to fansie our expressions are no ways equal to our thoughts and so we still add fresh and more words to correct as we think the insufficiency of the former Acts 26. 27. King Agrippa believest thou the Prophets I know that thou believest Does not our Apostle seem as it were to question the faith of King Agrippa as if he were not yet sufficiently convinced concerning the divine authority of the holy Scriptures but then St. Paul as if he was afraid of the incivility of the question does not scruple to say that there was the least reason to suspect the belief of King Agrippa and the insinuation of Saint Paul was very powerfull even almost to his very conversion Verse 28. then Agrippa said Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian And St. Paul said I would to God that not only thou but all that hear me this day were both almost and altogether such as I am except these bonds And what expression can be more Courtly more Genteel what more effectual to prevail upon their affections than thus to wish them in all respects like himself but not so miserable not so unhappy as to be under any confinement of Chains or imprisonment as he himself was at that time 1. Cor. 15. 10. I laboured more abundantly than they all yet not I but the grace of God which was with me Observe here with what care and caution St. Paul distrusts his own natural strength and abilities as very unsufficient to his conversion and so presently corrects himself and ascribes it more especially to the influence and the conduct of divine Grace As if he had said Though I was not wanting to the best of my power to become a true Disciple of Christ yet must I freely say that my conversion is principally to be ascribed to another Cause for the Incitations of the will and the power and the occasions and the means to make use of it is derived from the inspirations of the holy Spirit which animates and gives life and vigour to all our thoughts and so disposeth us to repentance and amendment of life See 2 Cor. 3. 5. and Phil. 2. 13. Mark 9. 24 Lord I believe help thou my unbelief How does he reprehend himself as if it was almost a presumption in him to speak with so much confidence of his strength of faith even to our Saviour himself and therefore as if he were now diffident again and that his belief was imperfect and had some degree of weakness and infirmity he at last humbly implores the divine assistance to encrease and fill up the measure of his faith Lord help thou my unbelief 1 Cor. 7. 10. And unto the married I command yet not I but the Lord. He presently recolleâ—ts himself and assures his Corinthians that he gave them not these directions as a mere man but as an Apostle and a person of divine Inspiration and so not I but the Lord commandeth and this he said to give the more force and efficacy to their obedience of the Precept Luke 11. 27 28. A certain woman said unto him Blessed is the womb that bare thee and the paps that gave thee suck But he said Yea rather blessed are all they that hear the word of God and keep it As if our Saviour was sensible some might through a mistaken principle ascribe too much honour and respect to the blessed Virgin being the mother of our dear Lord and Saviour and therefore how does Christ himself most industriously give the preference to those who live and obey the precepts of the Gospel Yea rather blessed are they so that the moral birth of Jesus Christ in the soul is a greater blessedness than the natural birth of him was to the Virgin Mary to believe and obey him than to be the natural Mother of our Saviour So that Christ himself lays no great matter of stress or privilege upon such a relation but assures them in another place to anticipate all mistake upon such an opinion That he that lives in obedience to his Commands is equally dear and related to him without any distinction the same is my sister and father and mother Matt. 12. 49 50. APOSIOPESIS Aposiopesis a Greek word and I have more manners than to pretend to give you the derivation of it This Figure through some violent passion either of sorrow fear shame or anger obligeth us to break off our discourse and though we seem to conceal some part of it yet through the excess of passion we do but the more sensibly discover our resentments 1 Kings 217. And Jezebel his wife said unto him Dost thou now govern the Kingdom of Israel The words are spoken with a mighty emphasis and signify much more than is there expressed dost thou or art thou worthy of the name of a King thou that art so mean spirited as to grieve thy self upon this refusal of Naboth's Vineyard and where is thy princely power and authority Dost thou now govern the Kingdom of Israel is this any mark of thy regal Office is this a sign of thy indispensible power thus tamely to sit down thus to submit to such a denial Dost thou now govern Gen. 3. 22. And now lest be put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live for ever These words are spoken in a way of commination and punishment to Adam for his high disobedience to God's command and they imply thus much since thou hast been so rebellious against me I will now presently drive thee out of my
at that very time Eph. 5. 16. The Days are evil that is The men of these times are so Job 32. 7. I said Days should speak and Multitude of years should Teach wisdom that is Men of great age and experience should instruct us The Sign for the Thing expressed by it The Sign is commonly used to express the very Thing signified by it A Throne is put for a Kingdom Psalm 89. 4. Sceptre signifies regal Power Gen. 49. v. 10. The Sceptre should not depart from Judah Rom. 13. 4. He beareth not the Sword in vain that is power and authority Phil. 2. 10. At the Name of Jesus every knee shall bow that is at the Person when his name is mentioned The Gospel of Uncircumcision was committed to me as the Gospel of Circumcision was to Peter that is Paul had the same Commission to go and instruct the Gentiles as Peter had to teach the Jews these two terms being signs of distinction between them Circumcision and Uncircumcision His enemies lick the Dust a sign of slavery and subjection and so signifies their enemies should be slaves to them Lament 2. 10. The elders of the daughters of Sion sit upon the Ground and keep Silence they have cast up dirt upon their heads they have girt themselves with sackcloath the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground meaning they were in mighty sorrows and afflictions described very sensibly by all these mournfull signs and representations Antecedent or that which goes before is put for the Consequent of it Thus Rom. 2. 5. After thy impenitent heart treasurest up wrath unto thy self that is Punishment as the natural result of our disobedience He that eateth or drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation but the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 implies no more than judgment or condemnation which are antecedent to his damnation hereafter Psal 105. 44. He gave their labour unto the locust where labour signifies the profit and benefit arising from it the very fruits of all their labour and industry Prov. 24. 27. It is not good to know the face in judgment not that the bare notice or the acquaintance with a Person was inconvenient in it self but there is an unhappy Consequence often attends which is favour and partiality to him in matters of judgment and justice IRONIE Ironie is a sort of a Trope or Figure by which we speak contrary to our very Thoughts saying one thing but meaning what is very different to it 2 Sam. 6. 20. How glorious was the King of Israel to day that is how shamefull how dishonourable See the Context Job 12. 2. No doubt but ye are the people and wisdom shall die with you as if he said You surely fansie your selves to be extreamly wise and that all wisdom shall perish with you which is a tacit reprehension of their imprudent censure in accusing Job of some impiety as if God's judgments upon him was an infallible sign of his wicked life this very opinion is condemned Luke 13. 4. Gen. 37. 19. Behold this Master of dreams cometh this was said not without the highest scorn and derision of Joseph when their opinion of his Interpretation about them was otherwise Amos 4. 4. Come to Bethel and transgress at Gilgal multiply transgressions and bring your sacrifices every morning As if the Prophet said Come Make hast and make preparation to offer Sacrifices in your worship of Idols but then remember you shall not go unpunished for these Offences And if at first sight the words seem to be some kind of Invitation to the practice of Idolatry yet really they are the highest dissuasion from it imaginable Eccles 11. 9. Rejoice O young man in thy youth and let thy heart chear thee in the days of thy youth and walk in the ways of thy heart and in the sight of thy eyes Now what literal Expositor would not presently take this advice of Solomon to the young man to be a very great encouragement now he is in the flower of his youth to make the very best use of his time and to pursue all kind of sensual pleasures and yet Are they not the severest check imaginable to stop the course of his sinfull Life But know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment This indeed was an amazing Sentence and sufficient one would think to strike his Soul and force her to consider the dangerous consequence of Sin Go on but yet remember there is a day of judgement when you must give a most severe account of all your Excess and Sensuality to the supream Judge of Men and Angels 1 Kings 18. 27. Thus Elijah adviseth the Prophets of Baal Cry aloud for he is a God either he is talking or he is pursuing or he is in a journey or peradventure he sleepeth and he must be awaked As if the Prophet said Cry aloud ye Prophets for perhaps your God is full of thought and contemplation and discoursing to himself or possibly your God cannot presently hear the sound of your Voices Cry aloud perhaps your God is in a full pursuit of his enemies or possibly he may be sleepy and drowzie and you must awaken him by your excessive Noises And it came to pass that Elijah mocked and the Event was a very sufficient demonstration of it 2 Cor. 12. 13. What was it wherein you were inferiour to other Churches except it be that I my self was not burthensome to you forgive me this wrong as if S. Paul said You differ from no Church planted by any of the Apostles but only in this one particular that I put you to no kind of charges for the relief of my Necessities and this I hope was such a kind of injury such a trouble as you I suppose can easily pardon Forgive me this wrong that I was not so very chargeable to you as some of the Apostles have been to other Churches This was a very gentile and pleasant way of reprehension and carries with it more force and power of Conviction than a more serious way of argumentation 2 Cor. 10. 12. For we dare make our selves of the number or compare our selves with some that commend themselves tho' Saint Paul had very great qualifications and therefore had much more temptation to compare himself with other men especially with those who in all respects were so very much inseriour to our Apostle yet still we dare not presume to make the least comparisons How pleasantly does St. Paul reprove the Pride the Arrogance the vain presumption of some false Apostles who pleased themselves with false applauses of their own merits and flatter'd themselves that others were in no respect comparable to them Master we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth neither carest thou for any man for thou regardest not the person of man Now that Christ was the most sincere Lover of truth not handling the Word of God deceitfully in compliance to humane passions