A77979:1579
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.
How many among us would think this a small matter, and had it been their case they would have done it, yet this man considering it was a note of distinction, chose rather the loss of life than yield to do it; and this act of his was approved of by learned and godly men, to be lawful; if we should have lived in those times as many of our forefathers did, that the question should be, who is a Christian, or who is not? and this by way of distinction the case is different changed from a sacrifice to a precept and duty of the first commandment: there was a time that the Saints would not assemble together because of the persecution, Acts, 8.1. but at another time they would not forsake joining together, whatever become of them; when their assembling was made a note of distinction, who was a Saint, who not, who held for such a truth, who would not, in this case for them not to have assembled together had been a great sin in them, and interpretatively a denial of the truth.
How many among us would think this a smal matter, and had it been their case they would have done it, yet this man considering it was a note of distinction, chose rather the loss of life than yeild to do it; and this act of his was approved of by learned and godly men, to be lawful; if we should have lived in those times as many of our forefathers did, that the question should be, who is a Christian, or who is not? and this by way of distinction the case is different changed from a sacrifice to a precept and duty of the first commandement: there was a time that the Saints would not assemble together because of the persecution, Acts, 8.1. but at another time they would not forsake ioyning together, whatever become of them; when their assembling was made a note of distinction, who was a Saint, who not, who held for such a truth, who would not, in this case for them not to have assembled together had been a great sin in them, and interpretatively a denial of the truth.
Obj. 4 But if God will have mercy in case of outward things, saving our estates and preservation of our persons, rather than his own Ordinances, Is not this to prefer the body before the soul? &c.