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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 4 › Verse 1
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.
But what is it? what is the declaration? No truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. These three especially, the first doth exceeding nearly concern us.
But what is it? what is the declaration? No truth, nor mercy, nor knowledg of God in the land. These three especially, the first doth exceeding neerly concern us.
First, No Truth. God is a God of Truth, he is true in all his ways. He justly pleads with them that have dealt falsely with him. No truth; No reality in their Religion, that is something, but that is not all. God comes upon them for the breaches first of the second Table; for they ar• more convincing; we have greater advantage against a natural man to convince his conscience in those than in matters of Religion. If you speak to them concerning sins in matters of Religion, they will say they acknowledge the true God and they worship him. Well, therefore the Prophet begins first herein the matters of the second Table, concerning the want of truth between man and man; As if he should say, Talk what your will concerning your worshipping of the true God, there is no truth between one another, you deal falsely and cruelly, and are merciless to your brethren, never therefore talk of Religion and of acknowledging the true God.1 Thence the Note is this. [That it is in vain for any man to talk of his Religion, if he make no conscience of the second Table as well as the first.] For a man to talk of praying, and hearing Sermons, if he be cruel and hard hearted, and false in his dealings, the Lord rejecteth all let him talk what he will.
First, No Truth. God is a God of Truth, he is true in all his waies. He justly pleads with them that have dealt falsly with him. No truth; No reality in their Religion, that is something, but that is not all. God comes upon them for the breaches first of the second Table; for they ar• more convincing; we have greater advantage against a natural man to convince his conscience in those than in matters of Religion. If you speak to them concerning sins in matters of Religion, they will say they acknowledg the true God and they worship him. Well, therefore the Prophet begins first herein the matters of the second Table, concerning the want of truth between man and man; As if he should say, Talk what your will concerning your worshiping of the true God, there is no truth between one another, you deal falsly and cruelly, and are merciless to your brethren, never therefore talk of Religion and of acknowledging the true God.