A77979:1084
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1650
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 11
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.
But may not a man judg of his own actions? 'Tis true, he may; but with a twofold peril, that if it be right and sincere to put it to the venture, and if it prove to be light and false then to lie liable to the Magistrates censure; now if the Magistrate should command any thing which you in conscience think is not right according to the rule, you must disobey them, observing but these cautions.
1. With much suspicion and self-jealousy, thinking that §1they may understand better than we.
1. With much suspicion and self-jealousie, thinking that §1they may understand better than we.
2. Pray and beg earnestly of God with much humility §2that he would discover the truth to you, and not presently to disobey them, but upon serious deliberation.