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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.
And as God hath a controversy for this sin which is so little punished by mans Law, which by Gods Law is death; so the rather hath God a controversy for this sin if it be committed by men of knowledge, by learned men, by men that are in public places, by men that carry a show of holiness, by men that are in the Ministry, If they commit it God hath a dreadful controversy with them in a special manner. Jer. 29.23. The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the King of Babylon roasted in the fire, because they committed villainy in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours wives. It was a proverb,1 The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab whom the King of Babylon roasted in the fire: This was not King Zedekiah and King Ahab, but two false Prophets that were called by that name, and they were unclean wretches, and though it were the King of Babylon, a Heathen, yet he so hated that sin of adultery that he caused them to be roasted in the fire, for that was the punishment of that Nation for capital offences, to burn or roast the offenders in the fire. Therefore those who are Ministers that are learned men, that have any show of holiness more than others, if they be guilty of this sin God hath a most dreadful controversy with them.
And as God hath a controversie for this sin which is so little punished by mans Law, which by Gods Law is death; so the rather hath God a controversie for this sin if it be committed by men of knowledg, by learned men, by men that are in publick places, by men that carry a shew of holiness, by men that are in the Ministry, If they commit it God hath a dreadfull controversie with them in a special manner. Jer. 29.23. The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the King of Babylon rosted in the fire, because they committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors wives. It was a proverb,1 The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab whom the King of Babylon rosted in the fire: This was not King Zedekiah and King Ahab, but two false Prophets that were called by that name, and they were unclean wretches, and though it were the King of Babylon, a Heathen, yet he so hated that sin of adultery that he caused them to be rosted in the fire, for that was the punishment of that Nation for capital offences, to burn or rost the offenders in the fire. Therefore those who are Ministers that are learned men, that have any shew of holiness more than others, if they be guilty of this sin God hath a most dreadful controversie with them.