A77979:1679
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 6 › Verse 8
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Obs. 5 That of all wicked men, Clergy men (if wicked) are the worst. No men can work out or bring to pass their own ends so as they can, the Priests were in Gilead, and they were the men, ⟨p. 629⟩which wrought the mischief: and hath not our times sealed to this truth? Who have been so vile and wicked as our corrupted Clergy? but how hath God broken the plots, and crossed the designs of these vermin?
Obs. 5 That of all wicked men, Clergie men (if wicked) are the worst. No men can work out or bring to pass their own ends so as they can, the Priests were in Gilead, and they were the men, ⟨p. 629⟩which wrought the mischief: and hath not our times sealed to this truth? Who have been so vile and wicked as our corrupted Clergy? but how hath God broken the plots, and crossed the designs of these vermine?
The cunning plots of the wicked Clergy over-whelm whole Cities Obs. 6 and Countries: These were they which over-turned this City of Gilead: And thus would they have done to us, had not God in his infinite wisdom and mercy prevented their hellish plots.
The cunning plots of the wicked Clergie over-whelm whol Cities Obs. 6 and Countries: These were they which over-turned this City of Gilead: And thus would they have done to us, had not God in his infinit wisdom and mercy prevented their hellish plots.
False worship and tyranny are joined together: Where ever you Obs. 7 see tyranny, there conclude is false worship; therefore we had need to pray hard for the Ordinances in their purity, that we may not have false religion, and so have tyranny ushered in. Luther tells us, that the Devil is is a liar, and a murderer, so that where there is a lye in Gods religion there is murdering.