A77979:1435
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 6 › Verse 4
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.
1Here in the general, we may observe the change of the Prophets voice, in the beginning of the chapter it is all mercy, and their repentance sweetly joining with the mercy promised them; but now he falls to upbraid them for their hypocrisy, incorrigibleness, and unconstancy in the ways of God; a very good pattern for Ministers2 who have to deal with varieties of people.
1Here in the general, we may observe the change of the Prophets voice, in the beginning of the chapter it is all mercy, and their repentance sweetly joyning with the mercy promised them; but now he falls to upbraid them for their hypocrisie, incorrigiblenels, and unconstancy in the waies of God; a very good pattern for Ministers2 who have to deal with varieties of people.
- 1Obser.
- 2For Ministers
But now, to open the expression of the words more particularly: Expos. 1 [What shall I do unto thee?] The manner of the expression is, either in a way of compassion or expostulation; compassion, as if he should say, Oh Ephraim, it is in my heart to do thee good, but nothing will work upon thee, therefore O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? Like that expression in Isa. 5.4. What could I have done more to my vineyard that I have ⟨p. 569⟩not done? were there any other course further to be taken, any thing else to do I would do it? Now from this sense thus taken of Gods compassionating of them we may note.