A77979:1161
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 13
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 if to seek unto wicked men for help and protection be so sinful;1 what is it then for men in times of straights to seek to the Devil for help? Surely that must be much more sinful; to use those ways that are in themselves directly evil, as lying, swearing, cheating, and cozening &c. In times of straights for you to think to help your self by those ways, it is as much as if you should say, I see God doth not help me, I will try what the Devil will do. Certainly by iniquity shall no man be established, Prov. 12.3. Art thou in a straight under any affliction? never think of seeking out to unlawful means to help thy self, for thou canst get no good that way; And that will appear more in the words that follow.
And if to seek unto wicked men for help and protection be so sinful;1 what is it then for men in times of straights to seek to the Devil for help? Surely that must be much more sinful; to use those waies that are in themselves directly evil, as lying, swearing, cheating, and cozening &c. In times of straights for you to think to help your self by those waies, it is as much as if you should say, I see God doth not help me, I will try what the Devil will do. Certainly by iniquity shall no man be established, Prov. 12.3. Art thou in a straight under any affliction? never think of seeking out to unlawful means to help thy self, for thou canst get no good that way; And that will appear more in the words that follow.
- 1Use, Admonition to those that seek to Satan. See Peter Martyr on 1 Sam. 22.23.