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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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We shall meet further with this in the next Chapter.
VVe shall meet further with this in the next Chapter.
Only in this Note, observe but this thing, The great difference between the estate of a Christian in communion with Christ by grace,1 and a Church estate. Men and women may loose their Church estate, and that for ever; but their estate in communion with Jesus Christ by grace, they can never lose that: And this is a great difference, and affordeth abundance of comfort. True, our Church state (I mean in regard of an instituted Church in Congregations) it is a great privilege, a great mercy; but our Communion with Jesus Christ is a higher privilege, and that privilege gan never be lost; we may be cut off from the one, but never cut off from the other.
Only in this Note, observe but this thing, The great difference betweene the estate of a Christian in communion with Christ by grace,1 and a Church estate. Men and women may loose their Church estate, and that for ever; but their estate in communion with Jesus Christ by grace, they can never lose that: And this is a great difference, and affordeth abundance of comfort. True, our Church state (I mean in regard of an instituted Church in Congregations) it is a great priviledge, a great mercy; but our Communion with Jesus Christ is a higher priviledge, and that priviledge gan never be lost; we may be cut off from the one, but never cut off from the other.
- 1A Church state may be lost, but not the fouls communion with Christ