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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.
Thus you see how God will be avenged for the breach of trust, certainly God will follow those that have been guilty of it; we see it apparently how God follows them already. And indeed if we have to deal with men that are popish* how is it possible that we can confide in them in any thing they promise, in any thing they agree to? For we know it is their very opinion, that fides non servenda hereticis, faith is not to be kept with heretics; This Is their opinion they hold, that for the Catholic Cause they may break all their trust, promises and covenants. Certainly that people are besotted that shall so depend upon those that are Papists and carried away by Papists, as to lay their lives, their liberties, and their outward comforts at their feet, at their mercy; for certainly there is no truth in them. The Nations of the earth are even besotted in this, that they will ever make any covenant, any league with Papists who hold such an opinion that they may break all their Covenants for the Catholic cause. What a case should we be in if we lie down at the mercy of those that have no truth in them, when afterwards we shall find they break asunder all their bonds of agreement and all their covenants, & then we our selves know that this was their opinion before, and that they would enter into league and make peace with us merely to serve their own turns, and when they have what they would have then to make our estates, lives, and liberties to be a prey to them? But we must let that pass, only this in a word added to it.
Thus you see how God will be avenged for the breach of trust, certainly God will follow those that have been guilty of it; we see it apparantly how God follows them already. And indeed if we have to deal with men that are popish* how is it possible that we can confide in them in any thing they promise, in any thing they agree to? For we know it is their very opinion, that fides non servenda hereticis, faith is not to be kept with hereticks; This Is their opinion they hold, that for the Catholick Cause they may break al their trust, promises and covenants. Certainly that people are besotted that shal so depend upon those that are Papists and carried away by Papists, as to lay their lives, their liberties, and their outward comforts at their feet, at their mercy; for certainly there is no truth in them. The Nations of the earth are even besotted in this, that they will ever make any covenant, any league with Papists who hold such an opinion that they may break all their Covenants for the Catholick cause. What a case should we be in if we lie down at the mercy of those that have no truth in them, when afterwards we shall find they break assunder al their bonds of agreement and all their covenants, & then we our selves know that this was their opinion before, and that they would enter into league and make peace with us meerly to serve their own turns, and when they have what they would have then to make our estates, lives, and liberties to be a prey to them? But we must let that passe, only this in a word added to it.