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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 11 › Verse 4: VERS. 4.
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.
This is not to let liberty to all licentiousness and blasphemy 1whatsoever, but when I see that such and such things are no other but that may stand with Godliness, and godly and peaceable men may have many doubts among them, and especially seeing I hold this now of late, and did not see it heretofore as now I do, I will do 2possibly what I can with a good conscience that my brethren may enjoy thy Ordinances in what liberty thou wilt afford unto them, this savours like the Spirit of a Christian indeed.
This is not to let liberty to all licentiousness and blasphemy 1whatsoever, but when I see that such and such things are no other but that may stand with Godliness, and godlie and peaceable men may have many doubts among them, and especially seeing I hold this now of late, and did not see it heretofore as now I do, I will do 2possibly what I can with a good conscience that my brethren may enjoy thy Ordinances in what liberty thou wilt afford unto them, this savours like the Spirit of a Christian indeed.
- 1In what things we should bear with our brethren.
- 2And why.
And likewise you that are Governors, seeing God account; 1it his Glory to take off the yoke from his people, Oh! be you tender towards them that are under you; as Magistrates, so all Governors, Parents, and Brethren, and Neighbours, not to lay too heavy yokes upon Children and Servants; Fathers provoke not your Children to wrath, and Masters they should be gentle towards them that are under them, knowing they have also a Master, and therefore give them what liberty may be without sin, even outward liberty, not to keep them continually