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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
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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.
TO THE READER.
You have these Lectures as they were taken from me in preaching, I perused the notes, but I could not bring the style to that succinctness that I desired, except I should have wrote all over again, which I had no time to do: my perusal was but cursory, therefore many things have slipped me: You have them as I preached them, without any considerable alteration. I had thought to have been far briefer: that which caused me to go somewhat beyond an expository way, was the meeting with so many things almost in every Lecture so nearly concerning the present times: in the remaining part of the Prophecy, if God give life to go ⟨image 3⟩through it, I shall keep my self more close to an expository way: what here you have, take it as you find it: what good you meet with, receive it in. This will be the encouragement of
YOu have these Lectures as they were taken from me in preaching, Iperused the notes, but I could not bring the style to that succinctnesse that I desired, except I should have wrote all over again, which I had no time to doe: my perusall was but cursory, therefore many things have slipt me: You have them as I preached them, without any considerable alteration. I had thought to have been far briefer: that which caused me to goe somewhat beyond an expository way, was the meeting with so many things almost in every Lecture so neerly concerning the present times: in the remaining part of the Prophesie, if God give life to goe ⟨image 3⟩through it, I shall keep my selfe more close to an expository way: what here you have, take it as you finde it: what good you meet with, receive it in. This will be the encouragement of