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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 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.
—And Lying.] These two go together: There is no man that makes not conscience of an Oath, that can make conscience of a Lye; though the world would think to part them and say, Oh you will not swear but you will lye; but God saith otherwise. Swearing and Lying go together, those that will swear, certainly will lye. But for Gods own people, God frees them from this sin, from lying though the world would cast it upon them, for there is no sin more against godliness than lying. Isa 63.8. saith God of his people, Surely they are my people, children that will not lye. God engageth himself for his people, these are the people that will not lye saith God. Are you in profession any of Gods people? God doth engage himself for you in this, that certainly you will not lye. It is said of the Devil, that he is a Liar and the father of lies. And women that carry false tales up and down and are slanderers, in Scripture they are called Devils, 1 Tim. 3.11. Women must he grave and sober, not slanderers; Diabolus, not Devils; A women that is a slanderer, that carries false tales up and down to the prejudice of her neighbour, the Scripture calls that woman by the name of a Devil; And the word that signifies Detractor in the Hebrew it is Rachil, 1and some think our English word Rake-hell comes from that word, one that makes no conscience to speak falsely.
—And Lying.] These two go together: There is no man that makes not conscience of an Oath, that can make conscience of a Lye; though the world would think to part them and say, Oh you will not swear but you will lye; but God saith otherwise. Swearing and Lying go together, those that will swear, certainly will lye. But for Gods own people, God frees them from this sin, from lying though the world would cast it upon them, for there is no sin more against godliness than lying. Isa 63.8. saith God of his people, Surely they are my people, children that will not lye. God engageth himself for his people, these are the people that will not lye saith God. Are you in profession any of Gods people? God doth engage himself for you in this, that certainly you will not lye. It is said of the Devil, that he is a Lyar and the father of lyes. And women that carry false tales up and down and are slanderers, in Scripture they are called Devils, 1 Tim. 3.11. Women must he grave and sober, not slnderers; Diabolus, not Devils; A women that is a slanderer, that carries false tales up and down to the prejudice of her neighbor, the Scripture cals that woman by the name of a Devil; And the word that signifies Detractor in the Hebrew it is Rachil,