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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1650
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
VERSE XI. Opened 69 Object. Why God would have but one Altar? 74 Answ. 1. These Altars did typify two things 1 That Christ was to be the only sacrifice 74 2 That all our services are accepted only in him ib. 2. That it might be the bond of the Church. Other Objections Answered. 76 Obs. 1 Mans inventions in Gods Worship are rejected of God 77 Obs. 2 There is no stop in superstitious worship 78 Obs. 3 We are ready to imitate our forefathers in what is evil, but not in what is good 79 Obs. 4. Take heed distance of time make us not to fear the threatening the less. 80 Obs. 5 Every age ads something to Idolatry and false worship 81 Obs. 6 What ever names we give to things it may be God will give other names and titles 83 Obs. 7 When mens hearts are set upon false ways of worship, it is just with God to let them have their desires to the full ib.
VERSE XI. Opened 69 Object. Why God would have but one Altar? 74 Answ. 1. These Altars did typifie two things 1 That Christ was to be the only sacrifice 74 2 That all our services are accepted only in him ib. 2. That it might be the bond of the Church. Other Objections Answered. 76 Obs. 1 Mans inventions in Gods Worship are rejected of God 77 Obs. 2 There is no stop in superstitious worship 78 Obs. 3 We are ready to imitate our forefathers in what is evil, but not in what is good 79 Obs. 4. Take heed distance of time make us not to fear the threatning the less. 80 Obs. 5 Every age ads something to Idolatry and false worship 81 Obs. 6 What ever names we give to things it may be God will give other names and titles 83 Obs. 7 When mens hearts are set upon fals waies of worship, it is just with God to let them have their desires to the full ib.
VERSE XII. Obs. 1 Whatsoever is urged or practised in matter of worship, it must have warrant out of the written Word of God 85 Obs. 2 We should look upon the Scriptures as concerning our selves 92 Obs. 3 The things of Gods Worship are to be looked upon as great things. 96 1 Because they are from a great God ib. 2 The lustre of the great God shines in them ib. 3 They are the mysteries of Gods will 97 4 They are of great concernment. 98 5 They have great power on the heart of man ib. 6 They make all those great that receive them 99 7 They are great in Gods account ib. Obs. 4 The word is matter for the greatest spirits to exercise themselves about 101 Obs. 5 It is a special means to obedience to have high thoughts of Gods Law 102 Obs. 6. The worship of God is a great matter 103 The Word of God accounted strange 1 As not concerning them 105 2 Strange in their apprehensions. 106 3 There is no suitableness between their hearts and the Doctrine. 107 4 They use the Word as a stranger viz. for their own ends 108 Obs. 7 Superstitious people that are very zealous in their own way of worship, are very negligent in Gods way 108 Obs. 8 It is a dangerous thing for men to have their hearts estranged from Gods Law 110 The Degrees of the hearts estrangement from God. 1 His delight in God abates 111 2 They are less frequent together. ib. 3 He hath hard thoughts of Gods Word ib 4 He wisheth the things in the Word were otherwise ib. 5 He begins to listen to things that are against the Word 112