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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 4 › 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.
Quest. But you will say, Obedience unto a Church is a great matter?
Answ. The answer is, Therefore it is the fault of a Church or governors, to require such things as God never required, and after the requiring of them it is a greater fault for them to stand so much upon them as that many thousands must perish rather than their humours must be not satisfied.
Answ. The answer is, Therefore it is the fault of a Church or governours, to require such things as God never required, and after the requiring of them it is a greater fault for them to stand so much upon them as that many thousands must perish rather than their humours must be not satisfied.
Use 2 If this be the ground of perishing for want of knowledge, then though divers countries have felt the hand of God most fearfully, yet we hope that England shall not perish, for the knowledge of God is begun to shine among us, and never since the word began hath the knowledge of God and of Christ shined more brightly upon a Kingdom than upon us. We hope therefore though God intendeth to chastise us we shall not perish.
Use 2 If this be the ground of perishing for want of knowledg, then though divers countries have felt the hand of God most fearfully, yet we hope that England shall not perish, for the knowledg of God is begun to shine among us, and never since the word began hath the knowledg of God and of Christ shined more brightly upon a Kingdom than upon us. We hope therefore though God intendeth to chastise us we shall not perish.