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The right wayThe right vvay
The right way: or A direction for obtaining good success in a weighty enterprise. Set out in a sermon preached on the 12th of September, 1648. before the Lords on a day of humiliation for a blessing on a treaty between His Majesties and the Parliaments commissioners. / By W. Gouge.The right vvay: or A direction for obtaining good successe in a weighty enterprise. Set out in a sermon preached on the 12th of September, 1648. before the Lords on a day of humiliation for a blessing on a treaty between His Majesties and the Parliaments commissioners. / By W. Gouge.
London: printed by A. Miller for Joshua Kirton, 1648London: printed by A. Miller for Ioshua Kirton, 1648
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4. From the Place where this Fast was kept, which was at the river Ahava: an open and common place, never before set apart: It may be inferred, That
In time of need any convenient place may be taken for duties of piety.1
- 1Observ. 4.
I say,1 in time of need, because when there is free liberty for people to meet together in public places set apart for public duties, it is their duty and it will be their wisdom to take such opportunities, and to make the best use of them that they can. But when such places cannot be conveniently resorted unto, bounden duties are not thereupon to be neglected. This is to make the substance give place to the circumstance. Christs promise of being with his, is thus indefinitely set down, Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them, Mat. 18. 20.
I say,1 in time of need, because when there is free liberty for people to meet together in publike places set apart for publike duties, it is their duty and it will be their wisdome to take such opportunities, and to make the best use of them that they can. But when such places cannot be conveniently resorted unto, bounden duties are not thereupon to be neglected. This is to make the substance give place to the circumstance. Christs promise of being with his, is thus indefinitely set down, Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them,