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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 13 › Verse 10: VER. 10.
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.
And then a Sixth Reason is this, They had some hopes that they should have some more liberty for their lusts. Now 1having such a way of Government as they had there was more inspection over them, and they could not so easily corrupt them, but now in the Government of one man over them, if they can but make a friend to him they may do what they list, they might brave it over all their other neighbours, if they would be but willing to be a slave to him, they might make all their neighbours slaves to them, they had a great deal more hopes of liberty for their lusts it's like this way than the other.
And then a Sixth Reason is this, They had some hopes that they should have some more liberty for their lusts. Now 1having such a way of Government as they had there was more inspection over them, and they could not so easily corrupt them, but now in the Government of one man over them, if they can but make a friend to him they may do what they list, they might brave it over all their other neighbors, if they would be but willing to be a slave to him, they might make all their neighbors slaves to them, they had a great deal more hopes of libertie for their lusts it's like this way than the other.
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And then lastly, Many of them had hopes to get preferment 1this way: let us have a King and Princes, and we shall get preferments in the Court, and Places this way, and therefore this is the best way, we will not be satisfied with any other way but this, we live in a mean low condition without this, but we shall get preferments this way, therefore give us a King.
And then lastlie, Many of them had hopes to get preferment