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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.
Truth here some take for Justice. Thus it is sometimes taken in Scripture. Zech. 8.16. Speak ye every one the truth to his neighbour, execute the judgment of truth and peace. As if he should say, you do not execute justice upon Malignants that are in your power; you speak of raising Arms to fetch in Delinquents, but you execute not judgment upon those that you have in your hands, you will have God in a solemn manner to be blessed because he hath delivered you from them, but judgment is not executed in truth as it should be. Nor No Mercy: That is, you show no mercy to the innocent; you talk of indulgence, your indulgence to Delinquents is cruelty to innocents, Oh how many of our brethren in Oxford and other places suffer most dreadful things because these here enjoy so much liberty and have so much favour as they have. So there is neither mercy to the Innocent not justice to the Nocent.
Truth here some take for Justice. Thus it is sometimes taken in Scri•ture. Zech. 8.16. Speak ye every one the truth to his neighbor, execute the judgment of truth and peace. As if he should say, you do not execute justice upon Malignants that are in your power; you speak of raising Arms to fetch in Delinquents, but you execute not judgment upon those that you have in your hands, you will have God in a solemn manner to be blessed because he hath delivered you from them, but judgment is not executed in truth as it should be. Nor No Mercy: That is, you shew no mercy to the innocent; you talk of indulgence, your indulgence to Delinquents is cruelty to innocents, Oh how many of our brethren in Oxford and other places suffer most dreadful things because these here enjoy so much liberty and have so much favour as they have. So there is neither mercy to the Innocent not justice to the Nocent.
But the special thing here intended is, That you are not true in your dealings nor in the trust committed to your charge; There is no equity in your dealings.