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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1650
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.
Fourthly,1 Why doth the holy Ghost say, The burden of the King of Princes? In speaking of the burden that was upon the people he doth give the Assyrian such an Epithet? Why it seems to be a diminution of their burden rather than any aggravation; for he speaks of sorrowing but a little, as if it should not be so great a burden as afterwards should be upon them, no•ing thus, That they were burdened a while with Taxations from a great King, but they should afterwards come under the power, to be at the wills & lusts of all kind of base people, of the very dregs of people: And it is not so great an evil to be under the power of men of rank and quality, no not under their oppression, as to be under the oppression of many people, of people that are of very mean quality and condition, the very refuse of a Nation, to come to be under their power it's a great deal worse.
Fourthly,1 Why doth the holy Ghost say, The burden of the King of Princes? In speaking of the burden that was upon the people he doth give the Assyrian such an Epithite? Why it seems to be a dimunition of their burden rather than any aggravation; for he speaks of sorrowing but a little, as if it should not be so great a burden as afterwards should be upon them, no•ing thus, That they were burdened a while with Taxations from a great King, but they should afterwards come under the power, to be at the wils & lusts of al kind of base people, of the very dregs of people: And it is not so great an evil to be under the power of men of rank and quality, no not under their oppression, as to be under the oppression of many people, of people that are of very mean quality and condition, the very refuse of a Nation, to come to be under their power it's a great deal worse.
- 14. Burden of the King of Princes.