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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 11 › Verse 7: VER. 7.
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 Secondly, Luther hath a very good interpretation of this, he reads the words thus: My people doth 1doubt whether they would turn to me or no; thus he reads it, and interprets it thus, They see they profit not in their way, their Consciences misgive them, they have some thoughts of returning to me, sometimes they are persuaded it's best for them to return, but the corruption of their own hearts stirs up Temptations, Temptations present themselves to them, so they are off and on, they know not what to do, they give many onsets, but they came not off freely, my people do doubt and hang in suspense and do not come off freely to my way.
And then Secondly, Luther hath a very good interpretation of this, he reads the words thus: My people doth 1doubt whether they would turn to me or no; thus he reads it, and interperets it thus, They see they profit not in their way, their Consciences misgive them, they have some thoughts of returning to me, sometimes they are perswaded it's best for them to return, but the corruption of their own hearts stirs up Temptations, Temptations present themselves to them, so they are off and on, they know not what to do, they give many onsets, but they came not off freely, my people do doubt and hang in suspence and do not come off freely to my way.
- 1Populus meus dubitat au velit redire ad me Luth.
And this is according to the *Chaldee Paraphrase, They have plots, thus they do doubt to Convert themselves to ⟨p. 122⟩my Law. There are rollings of their thoughts, this way, and that way, but they are in doubt and come not to a full resolution.