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An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first…An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first…
An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughs.An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughes.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1652
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Chapter 1 › Lecture 1: The First LECTURE.Chapter 1 › Lecture 1: The First LECTVRE.
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.
Being the Prophetical books is the work that falls to me, why I chose rather to begin with Hosea then Isaiah, I shall afterward give you an account. If God continue this Exercise and life, we may go through them all, both small and great.
Being the Propheticall books is the work that falls to me, why I chose rather to begin with Hosea then Isaiah, I shall afterward give you an account. If God continue this Exerciseand life, we may goe through them all, both small and great.
In these Prophets we have most admirable divine Truths revealed to us, and pity it is, that the mind of God contained in them should be so little ⟨p. 2⟩known, even unto his children, that such treasures of heavenly truths that are there should lie hid from so many so long a time as they have done.
In these Prophets we have most admirable divine Truths revealed to us, and pity it is, that the minde of God contained in them should be so little ⟨p. 2⟩known, even unto his children, that such treasures of heavenly truths that are there should lie hid from so many so long a time as they have done.
We might preface this our work (because this is the first days entrance into it) with labouring to raise and sweeten your hearts with the consideration of the excellency of the Scriptures in general. Luther hath an high expression about them; he calls themc the highest genus that contains in it all good whatsoever. Take away the Scripture, and you even take away the Sun from the world. What is the world without the Scriptures, but hell it self?