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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 6
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.
3. Not sacrifice. That is, of your own; They had many sacrifices of their own, which God did neither require, nor would He accept them from them. I will have mercy, and not &c.
4. Not sacrifices. That is, such as are injuriously gotten: the Jews were a very oppressing, grinding people, they would be much in sacrifices, but it was out of the rights of the poor, ⟨p. 602⟩they would oppress and grind the poor and then think to make up all again by their sacrifices, in this case I will have mercy and not &c.
5. Not sacrifices; that is, comparatively, mercy rather than sacrifice; this negative in Scripture is often set out for half the thing it self, as in Prov. 8.10. Receive instruction, and not silver, and the knowledge of God rather than fine gold. Receive instruction, not silver, that is, rather than silver, Gods requiring of knowledge does not forbid men seeking estates, but it shows us rather that knowledge is to be chosen before it. So Paul is sent to preach the Gospel, and not to baptize; that is, rather than to baptize; for Paul did baptize in some places: so saith God here, I will have mercy and not sacrifice: that is, let me have both, but if both cannot be had, let me have mercy of the two, I do so much delight in it that if I cannot have mercy and sacrifice together, let me not miss of mercy.
5. Not sacrifices; that is, comparatively, mercy rather than sacrifice; this negative in Scripture is often set out for half the thing it self, as in