First, Who dare say, there is iniquity in Gilead? Gilead, 1what, the City of the Priests, iniquity there! who will charge Gilead of iniquity, where the Priests are? what, are you wiser than all our Priests? Just like to the plea that some heretofore have had, What, do not our 2Ministers do thus? is not this the opinion of our Ministers? shall we not regard what our Ministers do? Is there iniquity in Gilead? is there iniquity among them? do they not join in this way? This seems plainly to be even the scope of this Charge, Is there iniquity in Gilead? a wonder that there should be iniquity; what, 'tis the City of the Priest? is there iniquity there? what in such a place where they use to meet, where they dwell! Surely they are vanity, saith the Prophet: Even these Priests of Gilead, even these that you rest so much upon they are but vanity, you may give up your consciences and your ways to them, because they come and persuade you that such a thing is to be done, and you must do it, and so by giving up your consciences and ways to them you may be led into much evil.
First, Who dare say, there is iniquity in Gilead? Gilead, 1what, the City of the Priests, iniquity there! who will charge Gilead of iniquity, where the Priests are? what, are you wiser than all our Priests? Just like to the plea that some heretofore have had, What, do not our 2Ministers do thus? is not this the opinion of our Ministers? shall we not regard what our Ministers do? Is there iniquity in Gilead? is there iniquity among them? do they not joyn in this way? This seems plainly to be even the scope of this Charge, Is there iniquity in Gilead? a wonder that there should be iniquity; what, 'tis the City of the Priest? is there iniquity there? what in such a place where they use to meet, where they dwel! Surely they are vanity, saith the Prophet: Even these Priests of Gilead, even these that you rest so much upon they are but vanity, you may give up your consciences and your waies to them, because they come and perswade you that such a thing is to be done, and you must do it, and so by giving up your consciences and waies to them you may be led into much evil.
- 1Expos.
- 2Note.
