A77979:1681
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 9
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.
VER. 9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of Priests murder in the way, by consent; for they commit lewdness.
VER. 9. And as troups of robbers wait for a man, so the company of Priests murder in the way, by consent; for they commit lewdness.
This Verse hath much of the former in it. [Troops of robbers] The Kingdom of Israel had their troupers robbing and spoiling up and down; and who were these robbers, but their Priests? their Priests were turned robbing Troupers? And have not we this Text literally fulfilled at this day, in our Kingdom? The Gown is cast off, and the Armour is put on, and now they are turned Troupers. They were before murderers of souls, and now they are turned murderers of […] ⟨p. 632⟩Think of this all you that do plot, and think of your sins before you do commit them, in those sins there is lewdness.
THis Verse hath much of the former in it. [Troups of robbers] The Kingdom of Israel had their troupers robbing and spoiling up and down; and who were these robbers, but their Priests? their Priests were turned robbing Troupers? And have not we this Text litterally fulfilled at this day, in our Kingdom? The Gown is cast off, and the Armor is put on, and now they are turned Troupers. They were before murderers of souls, and now they are turned murderers of 〈…〉 ⟨p. 632⟩