A77979:1574
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.
The duties of the first Table, are to be understood, Answ. either for the substantial and internal duties of the heart, or some super added duties of the first Table, joined with the internal and substantial duties; then there are duties of the second Table, some more substantial some superadded; now if we compare the internal and substantial duties with the superadded duties, there the substantial are above them, and to be preferred before them, they having God for their immediate object, yet in some cases God is pleased to indulge with men so far, that he will let the duties of the second Table, duties of mercy towards men go before the more substantial duties of the first Table; so in the duties of the second Table to men, some duties which are but circumstantial and not so necessary God allows should be done when others more fundamental shall lie still omitted, yet without sin.
The duties of the first Table, are to be understood, Answ. either for the substantial and internal duties of the heart, or some super added duties of the first Table, joyned with the internal and substantial duties; then there are duties of the second Table, some more substantial some superadded; now if we compare the internal and substantial duties with the superadded duties, there the substantial are above them, and to be preferred before them, they having God for their immediate object, yet in some cases God is pleased to indulge with men so far, that he wil let the duties of the second Table, duties of mercy towards men go before the more substantial duties of the first Table; so in the duties of the second Table to men, some duties which are but circumstantial and not so necessary God allows should be done when others more fundamental shall lie still omitted, yet without sin.
But if Gods Ordinances are duties, can they he omitted at any Obj. 3 time and that without sin? Are they duties or not duties?