A77979:1219
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 15
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.
1But to come more close to the words in the original, they are, Till they become guilty in their own hearts, and acknowledge themselves to be so. 2It signifies, to offend, to be guilty, to be desolate, and to sacrifice for sin; all these significations this word Asham will bear.
1But to come more close to the words in the original, they are, Till they become guilty in their own hearts, and acknowledge themselves to be so. 2It sign•fies, to offend, to be guilty, to be desolate, and to sacrifice for sin; all these significations this word Asham will bear.
- 1Expos.
- 2[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
Until they become guilty.] Were they not guilty before? Would God have them more guilty? No, but God would have them convinced of their sin, to be guilty of it, to accuse themselves for it, and clear God in all, and to behave themselves as guilty persons with sorrow and shame; and lastly, to acknowledge themselves as guilty persons before God and men: 'Tis true, as soon as ever the sin is committed the person is bound over, being guilty, but then in special he is said to be guilty when he acknowledges himself to be so.
Ʋntill they become guilty.] Were they not guilty before? Would God have them more guilty? No, but God would have them convinced of their sin, to be guilty of it, to accuse themselves for it, and cleer God in all, and to behave themselves as guilty persons with sorrow and shame; and lastly, to acknowledge themselves as guilty persons before God and men: 'Tis true, assoon as ever the sin is committed the person is bound over, being guilty, but then in special he is said to be guilty when he acknowledges himself to be so.