A77979:1590
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 is not this the justifying of, and consenting with those that took Obj. 6 up Innovations, and read the Service book?
I answer, No; Answ. This Scripture gives no warrant for any such, for there is a great difference between the yielding to that which may pollute and defile the Ordinances, and to forbear an Ordinance; we must not do any thing to pollute an Ordinance, though it were to save our lives, but the forbearing of an Ordinance and that for long time may be, and yet without sin.
I answer, No; Answ. This Scripture gives no warrant for any such, for there is a great difference between the yeilding to that which may pollute and defile the Ordinances, and to forbear an Ordinance; we must not do any thing to pollute an Ordinance, though it were to save our lives, but the forbearing of an Ordinance and that for long time may be, and yet without sin.
But is it not a greater mercy to enjoy Ordinances, than estates, we Obj. 7 think it a great mercy, yea and we have many mercies in the enjoyment of them, though we suffer many hard things, in the mean time we enj y communion with God and Jesus Christ in them.
But is it not a greater mercy to enjoy Ordinances, than estates, we Obj. 7 think it a great merey, yea and we have many mercies in the enjoyment of them, though we suffer many hard things, in the mean time we enj y communion with God and Jesus Christ in them.