A77979:1575
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.
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?
For answer, Take notice, there are two sorts of Precepts, Answ. Negative and Affirmative; a negative binds semper, & ad semper, always and at all times, but an affirmative doth bind only semper, but not ad semper, always, but not at all seasons; at one time we may omit a thousand actions which are to be done, but we cannot do many actions at one and the same ⟨p. 610⟩time, therefore for affirmative duties, if they be done in their season, God accepts of them as done continually; as for that command, Pray continually; if it be done in its season God looks upon it as done continually, and always done; if providence should so order it, that another duty be brought to be done at this instant, that duty which I was going to perform ceaseth then to be a duty to me at this time; if two good things come together, the one can be done but at a time, so that the other is not a duty at that time to you, which otherwise is a duty, else if this were not, man would be necessitated to sin, and all the grace and mercy and assistance of God could not help in this case, if that two affirmative precepts must bind at the same time, to be done, therefore this must be remembered for a truth, that when two affirmative precepts come together, the one is a duty to be performed, the other not.
For answer, Take notice, there are two sorts of Precepts, Answ. Negative and Affirmative; a negative binds semper, & ad semper, alwaies and at all times, but an affirmative doth bind only semper, but not ad semper, alwaies, but not at al seasons; at one time we may omit a thousand actions which are to be done, but we cannot do many actions at one and the same ⟨p. 610⟩time, therefore for affirmative duties, if they be done in their season, God accepts of them as done continually; as for that command, Pray continually; if it be done in its season God looks upon it as done continually, and alwaies done; if providence should so order it, that another duty be brought to be done at this instant, that duty which I was going to perform ceaseth then to be a duty to me at this time; if two good things come together, the one can be done but at a time, so that the other is not a duty at that time to you, which otherwise is a duty, else if this were not, man would be necessitated to sin, and all the grace and mercy and assistance of God could not help in this case, if that two affirmative precepts must bind at the same time, to be done, therefore this must be remembred for a truth, that when two ffirmative precepts come together, the one is a dutie to be performed, the other not.