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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.
Thou hast loved a reward upon every corn-flour.
Israel saw the Nations have a great deal of plenty upon their Corn flours,1 which they attributed to the serving of their Idol gods, therefore Israel thought to comply with them out of the love to the plenty they had, and since the time that she had complied with the Nations about her, she prospered more she thought, and this she loved, by this she was exceeding hardened in her ways of Idolatry, and blessed her self in them. This is the scope. God made many Promises for provision for Israel in his service, but they made account to get more in following the ways of the Gentiles, than in following Gods ways: Like Harlots, though they have liberal provision from their husbands, yet they hoping to get more by others, they love bravery, ⟨p. 153⟩and jollity, and they see that other Harlots they live more merrily, and go finer in clothes, and can be whole nights in chambering and wantonness, and have good cheer, and they love this, and though they have allowance enough at home, yet they leave their husbands and follow whoremasters. Just thus it was with Israel, though she might have Gods care over her, and provision for her in the ways of his Worship, yet she beholding the Gentiles living more bravely she would follow after them: At first (as you heard) she hired Lovers her self, but now she loves a reward upon every Corn-flour, now she expects greater advantage; this indeed was the matter that put her on, the loving a reward upon every corn-flour; she might have many pretences, Why she did not see but that she might do such and such things, and they were not directly contrary to Gods Word, but whatsoever she did pretend in the altering the way of Gods Worship, yet this was the great matter that prevailed with her heart, it was, The loving a reward upon every corn flour: