A77979:1608
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.
Answ. God forbid we should deny or speak against any which shall search into, or enquire after truth, yea at this time, when it is a case of mercy:1 as thus, when young converts are taken off from fundamental truths, and led into errors, and souls hindered from coming in to Christ, in this case we should abstain from contending.
- 1As in young converts
Answ. It is true, they must, but this must be orderly, they must first be established and grounded in fundamentals, and then they have liberty in this; that rule is perpetual and holds in this case,1 Rom. 14.1. Him that is weak in the faith, receive you, but not to doubtful disputations: Now let no man say, the point was a case of indifferency, some would eat herbs out of conscience, others would forbear; now certainly it is a sin to do that out of conscience which God doth not regard, nor command; the thing it self here was indifferent, yet in this case they must not receive them to doubtful disputations: now, if not to doubtful disputations, then surely not to disputation