A30572:1126
An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first…An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first…
An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughs.An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughes.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1652
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The Observation then from hence is, that for governors or any to subject ⟨p. 207⟩Religion to policy is a shameful thing. It is shameful to make Religion an underling, and to make policy the head. Perhaps they call this wisdom, a prudential way, we must be careful and wise to foresee inconveniences that may follow. But what if God give it another name? God may give it a name of base temporizing, a name of folly and wickedness: to subject Religion to policy it is shameful, because it abaseth that which is the great honour of any Country, it makes it an underling: what is the excellency of man but Religion? what is the excellency of a Country but Religion? and what hath England been glorious for more then for Religion? Now to put the excellency of a thing under any inferior, this is shameful, to put the Crown that is for the head under ones foot is a dishonour to it: although a thing hath in it self but little excellency, if it be brought beneath it self under other things that have not so great an excellency in them, it makes it vile.
The Observation then from hence is, that for governours or any to subject ⟨p. 207⟩Religion to policie is a shamefull thing. It is shamefull to make Religion an underling, and to make policie the head. Perhaps they call this wisedome, a prudentiall way, wee must be carefull and wise to foresee inconveniences that may follow. But what if God give it another name? God may give it a name of base temporizing, a name of folly and wickednesse: to subject Religion to policie it is shamefull, because it abaseth that which is the great honour of any Country, it makes it an underling: what is the excellency of man but Religion? what is the excellency of a Country but Religion? and what hath England been glorious for more then for Religion? Now to put the excellency of a thing under any inferiour, this is shamefull, to put the Crown that is for the head under ones foot is a dishonour to it: although a thing hath in it self but little excellencie, if it be brought beneath it selfe under other things that have not so great an excellency in them, it makes it vile.