A77979:1551
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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 6 › Verse 6
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.
Answ, 3 Mercy is part of Gods Image in man, but sacrifice is not, and by how much more excellent Gods Image is in man, above any other excellency, by so much is mercy more excellent than sacrifice.
Answ, 4 All instituted worship was made for man, not man for it; but for natural worship man was made for it, and not it for man; therefore must needs be more excellent. Christs reasoning thus warrants this reasoning, saith Christ, The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath: Now this cannot be said of Natural worship, of the duties of fearing God, loving of God, trusting in God.
Answ, 5 There is more self-denial in a duty of Mercy than in any Sacrifice; to do good to the poor, and that in obedience to ⟨p. 603⟩Gods command argues more self-denial than to be offering up to God sacrifices, it puts a great honour upon the creature to offer up sacrifice to God, because then man hath to do with God in an immediate manner.
Answ, 5 There is more self-denial in a duty of Mercy than in any Sacrifice; to do good to the poor, and that in obedience to ⟨p. 603⟩Gods command argues more self-denial than to be offering up to God sacrifices, it puts a great honor upon the creature to offer up sacrifice to God, because then man hath to do with God in an imediate manner.