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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 12
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.
Fourthly,1 God is a moth and rottenness in the chief instruments that they make use of for their good: taking away chief ones secretly when no body takes notice of them, one dropeth away after another; as in rottenness of wood one little piece droppeth down after another, some dust of it drops down and no body take notice of it; so in a State and Kingdom, chief instruments shall be taken away and no body takes notice of it, sometimes one an• then another and then another after him, so they shall m••••der away by degrees: And those that are remaining sh•ll be blasted in their esteems amongst the people: Those t••t God gives ability to do them good and might be very useful and serviceable unto them, yet though they live a•o•g•• them they s•all be so blasted by •eports one way or other, that they sh•ll not be able to do them much good. And when you see thi• prevailing in a Kingdom, then God is a moth and rottenness to them.
Fourthly,1 God is a moth and rottenness in the cheif instruments that they make use of for their good: taking away cheif ones secretly when no body takes notice of them, one dropeth away after another; as in rottenness of wood one little piece droppeth down after another, some dust of it drops down and no body take notice of it; so in a State and Kingdom, cheif instruments shall be taken away and no body takes notice of it, some•imes one an• then another and then another after him, so they shall m••••der away by degrees: And those that are remaining sh•ll be blasted in thir esteems amongst the people: Those tt God gives ability to do them good and might be very useful and serviceable unto them, yet though they live aog them they sall be so blasted by eports one way or other, that they shll not be able to do them much good. And when you see thi prevailing in a Kingdom, then God is a moth and rottenness to them.