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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 4 › Verse 2
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.
YOU see what a Catalogue of gross sins are here mentioned. And indeed when Idolatry doth prevail in any Country, there will be all manner of wickedness. We found it so here in England, that the more superstitious wai•s prevailed amongst us, the more abominable wickedness there was generally spread about the country.
YOU see what a Catalogue of gross sins are here mentioned. And indeed when Idolatry doth prevail in any Country, there will be all manner of wickedness. We found it so here in England, that the more superstitious wai•s prevail'd amongst us, the more abominable wickedness there was generally spread about the country.
First, For Swearing. The word here translated Swearing, it is of [Greek or Hebrew] and signifies Maledicere, Execrare; and likewise P•rjurare. It signifies these three things, to Curse, and to be Perjured, and to Swear. Any of these three this word importeth. And likewise it signifies sometimes to howl out, Ejulare, 1Joel 1.8. Lament like a Virgin girded with sackcloth &c. It is the same word, Lament, or howl out. So that the same word that signifies cursing and swearing and forswearing, signifies to howl and cry, for God hath a time to make cursers and swearers and forswearers to howl and cry out. An Oath is a sacred thing, a part of Gods worship, and therefore the abusing of this is a dreadful sin; Especially if it be abused to swear to that which is false.2 Paulus Phagius in his Comment upon Genesis, 42. saith it is reported of the Egyptians, that if any man did but swear by the life of the King and did not perform his Oath, that man was to die, and n• gold or any thing in the world could redeem hi life, so did Heathens hate that sin of perjury. Yea we have found others that have not had much Religion in them, yet have extremely hated the sin of ordinary swearing. I have read of Lewis the 9. of France, that he punished that sin by searing the lips of swearers with an hot Iron which Law being executed upon a Citizen of Paris, some said it was two cruel, which he hearing of, gave this answer, I would to God saith he, that with searing mine own lips with an hot Iron, I could banish out of my Realm all abuse of Oaths. He could be willing to sea