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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth 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 eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth 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, 1651
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 13 › Verse 2: VER. 2.
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.
My Brethren, do but break this one bond in the matters 1of Worship, and that's this, That all worship must be by institution, I say, all the Worship of God must be either that which is written in mans heart; or otherwise what is in the Word by institution. If so be that men will venture to raise any creature, beyond what God either in a work of NATURE hath raised it, or by an INSTITUTION hath raised it, then begins Superstition, then begins false Worship, I say, here's the beginning of all false Worship, to raise any creature higher than ever Nature hath raised it, or then it is raised by Institution, do but venture upon one Ceremony to 2put any thing in it more than Nature, or Divine Institution hath put into it, then you know not where you shall stop. You know what a height of Idolatry Popery is grown to, but it began fair at first. And so we were 3going to most vile and abominable Idolatry, but by what steps? We had broken the bond of binding up the Worship of God unto the Word, and bringing in mens own reason and inventions, and for to put a Religious respect upon that which God had never done, now do but grant that thing in the least matters, and then you do not know whither you will run in way of Idolatry, you will run more and more.
- 1The General rule of Worship. 1. 2. The beginning of superstition. 1. 2.
- 2Ceremonies.
- 3Popery.
Oh let Reformation be to us as Idolatry is to wicked 1men, let not us rest in any degrees, but still reform more and more: Idolaters they will not stand at a stay, Oh why should they then that seek to reform stand at a stay! It follows;