A30574:429
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.
But further:1 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifice of mine offering.
- 1Expol. 1.
Why God commanded them to sacrifice flesh, [For the sacrifice of mine offering.] here seems to be an accusation, not that they sacrificed, but that they sacrificed nothing but the outward part, flesh; do not think that that's the main meaning, but this rather: In the burnt offering all the whole sacrifice was tendered up to God; but now there ⟨p. 117⟩was another offering that was the peace offering, and there that which was offered, some part of it did belong to the offerer, so as they should eat part of the offering, when they came to offer that they came with their friends, because they were to have some of it;1 now saith God, They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifice of mine offering: that is: They change mine Ordinance, when as that I looked for burnt offerings from from them (the whole offering) they will rather offer peace offerings wherein they shall have part of the flesh for themselves, and that they can take content in. Thus I find Interpreters carry it, and I verily think it to be the meaning of the holy Ghost.
Why God commanded them to sacrifice flesh, [For the sacrifice of mine offering.] here seems to be an accusation, not that they sacrificed, but that they sacrificed nothing but the outward part, flesh; do not think that that's the main meaning, but this rather: In the burnt offering all the whol sacrifice was tendered up to God; but now there