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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 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. Isa. 59.14. And judgment is turned backward, (it is turned upon those that it should not be executed upon) And justice standeth a far off. If one be greater than another, the meanest shall come under the stroke of justice and be executed, and the greater not: And truth is fallen in the streets; how comes that in? Thus, as if he should say, It is true, they that are in place of Authority will not execute ⟨p. 25⟩judgment and justice, but are not the common people faithful in their dealings one with another, No, Truth is fallen in the streets: this seems to refer to the multitude; And equity cannot enter; the word that is here translated Equity, comes of a word that signifies a thing that is just before one; As if he should say, those very things that one would think were as plain (as we say) as the nose on a mans face, things that are so evident, that are just before us, that have so much equity and reason in them, yet those things cannot enter, those things cannot be entertained, there is such a general confusion amongst the people, such a corruption among them, they are so set upon wickedness, that things that are equal and plain according to common sense and reason, yet it cannot enter into their hearts, they will not receive it. And is not this in a great measure our condition at this time?
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 equitie in your dealings. Isa. 59.14. And judgment is turned backward, (it is turned upon those that it should not be executed upon) And justice standeth a far off. If one be greater than another, the meanest shall come under the stroke of justice and be executed, and the greater not: And truth is fallen in the streets; how comes that in? Thus, as if he should say, It is true, they that are in place of Authority will not execute ⟨p. 25⟩judgment and justice, but are not the common people faithful in their dealings one with another, No, Truth is faln in the streets: this seems to refer to the multitude; And equity cannot enter; the word that is here translated Equity, comes of a word that signifies a thing that is just before one; As if he should say, those very things that one would think were as plain (as we say) as the nose on a mans face, things that are so evident, that are just before us, that have so much equitie and reason in them, yet those things cannot enter, those things cannot be entertained, there is such a general confusion amongst the people, such a corruption among them, they are so set upon wickedness, that things that are equal and plain according to common sense and reason, yet it cannot enter into their hearts, they will not receive it. And is not this in a great measure our condition at this time?