A77979:1741
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 7 › Verse 1
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.
Furthermore, In these words the Prophet showeth in what particulars their iniquity did appear; they committed falsehood, they wrought a lye in regard of their falsehood, their false worship; and then in regard of their oppression, wronging one another, but especially in falsifying their trust one to another, and in their relations not performing the duties which their relations called for, and bound them unto,1 so the word in the original (Shekar) in the propriety of it, signifies. They commit falsehood. That is, they commit such a sin as the breaking of that duty which the law of their relation calls for from them. The Notes hence are:
Furthermore, In these words the Prophet showeth in what particulars their iniquity did appear; they committed falshood, they wrought a lye in regard of their falshood, their false worship; and then in regard of their oppression, wronging one another, but especially in falsifying their trust one to another, and in their relations not performing the duties which their relations called for, and bound them unto,1 so the word in the original (Shekar) in the propriety of it, signifies. They commit falshood. That is, they commit such a sin as the breaking of that duty which the law of their relation cals for from them. The Notes hence are:
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] officij diliti vi•lati ex singulari audacia.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 officij diliti vi•lati ex singulari audacia.
Obs. 1 It is the description of a wicked man to commit falsehood: As the godly man is said to be for the truth, and to do the truth; so wicked men are against the truth, and go contrary to the