A30572:880
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.
It hath much bitterness in it indeed if it be considered of, yet it is in as fair terms as can be set out. She is not my wife.
It hath much bitternesse in it indeed if it be considered of, yet it is in as faire termes as can be set out. Shee is not my wife.
He doth not bid them say to their mother she is a whore,1 but she is not my wife. You will say, why? what difference is there between her not being his wife and her being a whore? May we not call things as they are?
- 1Obj.
It is true,1 the thing is the same, but hence the Spirit of God teacheth us an excellent note, that those who plead against others must not give ill terms, especially when those they plead against are superiors, you may declare your minds fully, but in as fair, modest, comely, the least provoking terms that can be. It is a foul evil in many if they see Ministers or Churches do things they ought not, presently to give reviling speeches, nothing is in their mouths but there is one of Baals Priests, and Antichristian, they cry out of every thing they dislike as Antichristian, whereas you are to study with your selves if there be any term more mollifying then other to make use of that term, although the fault you plead against might bear a harsher term if rebuked by one in authority, yet you who are but private Christians should be very careful in the fairest, genst terms that may be to erprove what you dislike. Again, ee is not my wife.