A77979:742
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 5 › Verse 3
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.
Many men think they have a good argument of this, to say, all Churches are mixed, there is a mixture in the best Churches, therefore if mixtures make the Communion defiled, then all are defiled. It comes fully in my way to speak a word or two of this, and it shall be but a word or two.
Answ, 1 First, I know none living on the earth hold any otherwise but that the best Church in the world may have wicked men creep in amongst them, and be amongst them. Who knows the hearts of men when they come in? and therefore the best Churches may have wicked men amongst them. This (I say) all men do hold; therefore this Objection, Will not there be wicked men in the best Church? can have no strength in it, for there is no man denies it, and therefore they that make it fight with a shadow.
Answ, 2 But secondly, I lay this, for another position, which I think all men whatsoever will grant also, That the Sacrament is not defiled to the receivers merely for the presence of wicked ⟨p. 373⟩men there. I verily believe every one will grant this; I know none in the world for my part, denies this to be a truth, namely, that the Sacrament is not defiled to the right receivers of it, merely because wicked men are present there. No man affirm• the contrary to this, but all that I know of, that are the strictest in the way of Church order and discipline will grant this to be a truth, that the Sacrament is not defiled to true receivers merely because wicked men are there.
Answ, 2 But secondly, I lay this, for another position, which I think all men whatsoever wil grant also, That the Sacrament is not defiled to the receivers meerly for the presence of wicked ⟨p. 373⟩