A77979:1564
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 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.
In case of humane societies, and for the quiet state of Kingdoms, and yet this no prejudice to Gods Ordinances: God hath allowed to men the art of Navigation; we read Solomon sent ships to Tarshish to fetch gold, which were it not for this text I could not see any warrant there were for that employment of Navigation;1 when men shall be three or four years out perhaps and never hear Sermons, nor receive Sacraments; and yet it is lawful upon this ground, that God will have the peace of Sates and quiet of Kingdoms preserved and maintained, he will rather suspense with men in the use of his own Ordinances, for the prosperity of Civil States: therefore Solomon is not reproved for sending Ships to Ophir for gold.
In case of humane societies, and for the quiet state of Kingdoms, and yet this no prejudice to Gods Ordinances: God hath allowed to men the art of Navigation; we reade Solomon sent ships to Tharshis to fetch gold, which were it not for this text I could not see any warrant there were for that imployment of Navigation;1 when men shall be three or four yeers out perhaps and never hear Sermons, nor receive Sacraments; and yet it is lawful upon this ground, that God will have the peace of Sates and quiet of Kingdoms preserved and maintained, he will rather suspence with men in the use of his own Ordinances, for the prosperity of Civil States: therefore Solomon is not reproved for sending Ships to Ophir for gold.
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In the case of Church societies, when the People of God are scattered, and cannot meet together, God is content in such cases His people should be without Ordinances, and yet no sin to them: as is clear in the case of the children of Israel all the time the Church was in the wilderness even for forty years together they wanted Circumcision; but when they came into Canaan, that they enjoyed any settlement than they were circumcised again, and had the Passover which before they could not partake of; so that in some cases and upon some grounds the people of God may be without Ordinances, and that for a long time, and yet without sin to them; and upon this ground in the text, I will have mercy and not sacrifice: therefore this may be the reason of those words which Christ spake to His Disciples: I have many things to say unto you, but you are not able to bear them: so may we say, Christ hath many truths to reveal which yet people are not able to bear, therefore he with-holds the revelation of them until that time.