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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.
Cleaver reports of one that he knew that had committed the act of uncleanness, and in the horror of conscience he hung himself, but before when he was about to hang himself, he writes in a paper and left it in a place, to this effect, Indeed saith be, I acknowledge it to be utterly unlawful for a man to kill himself, but I am bound to act the Magistrates part, because sin punishment of this sin it death. God would have that sin punished with death, but the Magistrate did not punish it ⟨p. 57⟩accordingly, therefore he in horror of conscience lays violent hands upon himself. We justify not his act, but it shows what a controversy God hath with men that commit this sin. Thou committest that abominable sin, and thou hast some pleasure and delight in it, Go thy way, thou art a dead man in Gods eyes, look to thy self, one way or other God may bring death upon thee, and though mans Law take not hold upon thee, God may thou knowest not how soon. I have read of a King of Navarre that by adultery had weakened his body very much, and in regard of that, his Physicians caused his body to be wrapped about with a Cerecloth dipped in Aqua-vitae, and the party that sowed the Cerecloth, having done, went to burn off the thread with a candle, which presently took hold of the cloth and consumed both it and the King.
Cleaver reports of one that he knew that had committed the act of uncleanness, and in the horrour of conscience he hung himself, but before when he was about to hang himself, he writes in a paper and left it in a place, to this effect, Indeed saith be, I acknowledg it to be utterly unlawful for a man to kill himself, but I am bound to act the Magistrates part, because sin punishment of this sin it death. God would have that sin punished with death, but the Magistrate did not punish it ⟨p. 57⟩accordingly, therefore he in horrour of conscience laies violent hands upon himself. We justifie not his act, but it shews what a controversie God hath with men that commit this sin. Thou committest that abominable sin, and thou hast some pleasure and delight in it, Go thy way, thou art a dead man in Gods eyes, look to thy self, one way or other God may bring death upon thee, and though mans Law take not hold upon thee, God may thou knowst not how soon. I have read of a King of Navarre that by adultery had weakned his body very much, and in regard of that, his Physitians caused his body to be wrapt about with a Cerecloath dipt in Aqua-vitae, and the party that sowed the Cerecloath, having done, went to burn off the threed with a candle, which presently took hold of the cloath and consumed both it and the King.