A77979:1612
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.
As God is contented to forbear his Worship, let men also be contented Obs. 10 to forbear their Institutions with those which cannot yield in their consciences to them; but let there be peace and quiet maintained by us, we should indulge and bear each with other in such cases, of mercy especially, there should not be the urging of lesser things upon tender consciences with that severity as to undo them, though they be Gods Ordinances.
As God is contented to forbear his Worship, let men also be contented Obs. 10 to forbear their Institutions with those which cannot yeeld in their consciences to them; but let there be peace and quiet maintained by us, we should indulge and bear each with other in such cases, of mercy especially, there should not be the urging of lesser things upon tender consciences with that severity as to undo them, though they be Gods Ordinances.
But if this be so, Object. then what hinders but men may do what they list?
No. Answ. What hath been said hath been limited only to instituted worship, and so it be not to the undoing of men, punish them they may, but not to the ruin of them; nay in these controversies in which men are so divided, many sitting in consultation, some thinking this to be the way, others thinking another to be the way of Christ, things ought not so to ⟨p. 618⟩be urged, as to undo the other party that oppose; certainly such a practice as this, is contrary to the rule of mercy in this text; but men must unsatisfie themselves presently, and lay down their opinions upon such a day as shall be appointed them: Is not this cruelty?