A30574:408
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.
Fourthly,1 They use the Law as a stranger, that is, they use the Law slightly, only for their own turns: As usually men when strangers comes into their Country, (those that have been strangers in other Countries know it) that the Natives of the Country they use them slightly, but if they do seem to show any respect unto them it is merely for their own turns: As they may have any advantage by them so far they show respect to them and no further. So they accounted the Law a strange thing, that is, they made use of the Law but merely to serve their own turns; so far as obedience to the Law suits to their own ends, so far they yielded to it, and no further. Now it's very observable, that those who are so forward in their false worship, that the text saith, they did multiply Altars, and had special regard to their Altars; yet for the Law they accounted that as a strange thing.
Fourthly,1 They use the Law as a stranger, that is, they use the Law slightly, only for their own turns: As usually men when strangers comes into their Country, (those that have been strangers in other Countries know it) that the Natives of the Country they use them slightly, but if they do seem to shew any respect unto them it is meerly for their own turns: As they may have any advantage by them so far they shew respect to them and no further. So they accounted the Law a strange thing, that is, they made use of the Law but meerly to serve their own turns; so far as obedience to the Law sutes to their own ends, so far they yeelded to it, and no further. Now it's very observable, that those who are so forward in their false worship, that the text saith, they did multiply Altars, and had special regard to their Altars; yet for the Law they accounted that as a strange thing.
- 14. Use the Word as a stranger, i.e. for our own ends only.4. Vse the Word as a stranger, i.e. for our own ends only.