A77979:1691
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 10
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.
1From whence note, That Idolatry is a very horrible thing; to worship a false God, and that for politic ends, as they did here, is a most horrible thing, they to preserve their estates and their liberties, fell from the true worship of God, to worship at Dan and Bethel, Jer. 2.11, 12. and Jer. 18. Will a nation change their gods, for those which are no gods? but my people ⟨p. 633⟩have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. Be ye astonished oh ye Heavens at this, and be ye horribly afraid, be ye very desolate saith the Lord. Jer. 18.13. The Virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing. Jer. 44.4. Do not that abominable thing which I hate. God doth not put an aggravation upon this sin, beyond what is in it; as it is usual with men, they, if any thing be done against them, make it very horrible with circumstances and aggravations, but God never doth so: a notable example we have of mans aggravating an offence. Dan. 3.14.2 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, O Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, the golden Image which I have set up? Is it true, the words in the Original are, what desolations have these made, not to obey me; this is the manner of proud hearts, but this is not Gods way and manner, he never speaks more against a sin, or punisheth men for sin, than it deserves, we can look upon Gods judgments as horrible, but where is the man that looks upon sin as horrible?3 it may be you tremble at gross sins, but where is the man that trembles at false worship? the apparitions of the Devil are very horrible to us; and sin is here set out by the same words that the Devil is.