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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1650
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 11
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1Thirdly, He willingly followed the commandment, as soon as ever he was commanded he yielded without any deliberation, ⟨p. 465⟩or consultation with himself; whereas he should have stood it out and have bid the worst, rather suffered the loss of all, than yielded to their commands: as the three children, rather suffer the fiery furnace, than fall down to the Image, and thus they should have done; as there were some which did, though the generality of them followed after the commandment, yet there were some found among Ephraim who would go to Jerusalem to worship, the place of Gods appointment: in 1 Chron. 11.16. those which set their hearts to seek God they would go up to Jerusalem and not follow Jeroboam to Dan and Bethel; though the most went with Jeroboam, yet there was a handful that knew God would be worshipped in his own way and in his own place: the generality of the people liked well enough of the Commandment, because it was will-worship which pleaseth mans nature best, and then it was most for their ease, and this was Jeroboam's plea, I love my peoples ease, I would not be so harsh to them, therefore come, we will worship the true God still, 'tis but the circumstance of place and that's no such great matter:2 Now they willingly followed after the commandment, and thereby encouraged Jeroboam in his wicked design, they willingly walked after the Command? the old Latin expresseth it thus, they willingly followed after dregs; and the Hebrew word is very nigh the same, they walked after filthy dregs, and if this were the meaning of it, it notes two things.
1Thirdly, He willingly followed the commandement, as soon as ever he was commanded he yeilded without any deliberation, ⟨p. 465⟩or consultation with himself; whereas he should have stood it out and have bid the worst, rather suffered the loss of all, than yeilded to their commands: as the three children, rather suffer the firy furnace, than fal down to the Image, and thus they should have done; as there were some which did, though the generallity of them followed after the commandement, yet there were some found among Ephraim who would go to Jerusalem to worship, the place of Gods appointment: in