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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth 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 eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth 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, 1651
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 13 › Verse 2: VER. 2.
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.
Silver is put for their money. Silver is used in divers 1Languages for their money in general: the Calves were of Gold, but it's said they were of Silver, because the people did contribute their money; and other images they added to them that they made by their money; their Idolatry was chargeable to them, to avoid trouble in going to Jerusalem, and charge there in their journey, Oh they would not go to Jerusalem to worship; but they were willing to be at charge in their way of Idolatry.
Silver is put for their money. Silver is used in divers 1Languages for their money in general: the Calves were of Gold, but it's said they were of Silver, because the people did contribute their money; and other images they added to them that they made by their money; their Idolatry was chargable to them, to avoid trouble in going to Jerusalem, and charge there in their journy, Oh they would not go to Jerusalem to worship; but they were willing to be at charge in their way of Idolatry.
- 1Silver.
Though Men will not have Gods service to be chargeable 1to them, yet their own ways are chargeable to them. They made them molten Images, and Idols. The word that 2is translated [Idols] it signifies griefs, and those things that do terrify; and indeed Idolatry will bring grief, and men that are of Superstitious, Idolatrous spirits they are filled with fears many times. But this is all according to their own understanding, that is as they thought fit themselves, such as should be suitable to their own ends, they took the liberty to tender up their respects to God according to their own inventions; and herein indeed comes superstition, as I told you. Hence comes