A77979:1799
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 7 › Verse 5
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Obs. 4 It is much more vile to make others drunk, than to be drunk our selves; Therefore in Esth. 1.8. the drinking was according to the Law, none did compel; for the King had appointed to all the Officers of the house that they should do according to every mans pleasure, none were compelled to drink more than they were willing; you may think they express a great deal of love to you, in drinking to you, and pressing you to drink, and when they have overcome you, then will they laugh at you, and make you a scorn, especially if they can get you who are professors of Religion to be overtaken. Therefore you had need above all men to take heed of this sin, for if you fall, Religion suffereth, and the Name of God is evil spoken of by your means; therefore Christ bids his Disciples themselves to take heed of surfeiting and drunkenness. Therefore you that are professors had the more need to take heed of this sin, and mind this exhortation of Christ.
Obs. 4 It is much more vile to make others drunk, than to be drunk our selves; Therefore in Esth. 1.8. the drinking was according to the Law, none did compel; for the King had appointed to all the Officers of the house that they should do according to every mans pleasure, none were compelled to drink more than they were willing; you may think they express a great deal of love to you, in drinking to you, and pressing you to drink, and when they have overcome you, then will they laugh at you, and make you a scorn, especially if they can get you who are professors of Religion to be overtaken. Therefore you had need above all men to take heed of this sin, for if you fall, Religion suffereth, and the Name of God is evil spoken of by your means; therefore Christ bids his Disciples themselves to take heed of surfeting and drunkenness. Therefore you that are professors had the more need to take heed of this sin, and mind this exhortation of Christ.
Obs. 5 That drunkenness is vile at any time, but especially when we pretend to praise God: When God shall show thee mercy, and thou pretendest to praise him for it, and then take liberty to be excessive in the creature, this is most abominable: we have had many days of thanksgiving to praise God for his mercies, if we have been excessive in the use of the creatures, be humbled, 'tis an ill requital of God for his mercy. It follows.