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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 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.
Obs. 4 These words, What shall I do unto thee? notes unto us, that God was as it were in a straight at this time about this people, the observation from them is, That such is the perverseness of men hearts many times that God knows not almost what to do with them: God was here even at a stand, he was fain to consult with himself about them; see in other Scriptures how God expresses this, Ezod. 33.5. Therefore now put off thy ornaments, ⟨p. 571⟩that I may know what to do with thee: and Deut. 32.5. They have corrupted their ways, they are a perverse and a cooked generation. 1The words there signifies the way of wrestlers, who wave up and down, that if the one thinks to have the other here, he is winded the other way: so did this people when God dealt with them this way, they put him off another way. Therefore, Acts, 2.40. we are commanded to save our selves from this untoward generation, such a people that none can do good unto;2 no marvel then Gods Ministers are put to a stand with people many times, who are so crooked and gainsaying, like those in Christs time, who put him to a stand, they were so difficult and cross, that neither John nor Christ himself could please; when John came they cried out of him, that he was ridged and harsh, and when Christ came he was mild and gentle; and of him they said, he was a winebibber and a friend of publicans and sinners, John had that which Christ had not, and Christ had that which John had not, and yet neither of them could please these.
Obs. 4 These words, What shall I do unto thee? notes unto us, that God was as it were in a straight at this time about this people, the observation from them is, That such is the perversness of men hearts many times that God knows not almost what to do with them: God was here even at a stand, he was fain to consult with himself about them; see in other Scriptures how God expresses this, Ezod. 33.5. Therefore now put off thy ornaments, ⟨p. 571⟩