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…

Again, Not only sons, for so we might find in Scripture, where the people of God under the Law, perhaps are sometimes called so, but elder sons, sons come to years. It is true, they were before us, and so in that respect we are not elder; but sons that are come to our inheritance, that is it I mean that we are such sons; Not children under tutorage, not under School-masters and governors, as they were in the time under the Law. You know what comparison the Scripture makes of the difference between the Church in the time of the Gospel, and that in the time of the Law. In the time of the Law it is true indeed they were children, but how? they were children that were under tutors and Governors, they were not as yet come to years, they were but as young children that were put out to school. But now as the Apostle saith, Gal. 4. 15. Christ hath redeemed us from being under the Law, that we might receive the adoption of sons: mark, that we might receive it, so that now the state of the Church is like unto a child that cometh to be of age, and so is freed from his Tutors and Governors, and cometh to his inheritance, sui juris, as it were, so is the state of the Church now.

Again, Not only sons, for so we might find in Scripture, where the people of God under the Law, perhaps are sometimes called so, but elder sons, sons come to yeares. It is true, they were before us, and so in that respect we are not elder; bnt sons that are come to our inheritance, that is it I mean that we are such sons; Not children under tutorage, not under School-masters and governours, as they were in the time under the Law. You know what comparison the Scripture makes of the difference betweene the Church in the time of the Gospell, and that in the time of the Law. In the time of the Law it is true indeed they were children, but how? they were children that were under tuttors and Governours, they were not as yet come to years, they were but as young children that were put out to school. But now as the Apostle saith, Gal. 4. 15. Chrst hath redeemed us from being under the Law, that we might receive the adoption of sonnes: marke, that we might receive it, so that now the state of the Church is like unto a child that cometh to be of age, and so is freed from his Tutors and Governors, and cometh to his inheritance, sui juris, as it were, so is the state of the Church now.