A77979:1774
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 4
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. 4. They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the Baker; who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
THIS Verse needs but little opening, and the rather because the sixth verse hath much of it, to the same effect. They are all adulterers, either spiritual or corporal. Is the heat of either like to an oven? Therefore let every one take heed of that which may kindle this fire, either of corporal or spiritual adultery: 1. an inward heat. 2. violent, that turns every thing to the increase of it. 3. an heat abiding, collected and resting, not of a hearth which scatters the heat, but as the heat in an oven.
THIS Verse needs but little opening, and the rather because the sixth verse hath much of it, to the same effect. They are all adulterers, either spiritual or corporal. Is the heat of either like to an oven? Therefore let every one take heed of that which may kindle this fire, either of corporal or spiritual adultery: 1. an inward heat. 2. violent, that turns every thing to the encrease of it. 3. an heat abiding, collected and resting, not of a harth which scatters the heat, but as the heat in an oven.
Now if wicked sinful heat be so kept in and compacted; Use how much more should our hear be kept in and compacted for God, in the duties of his worship? when we come to Prayer, perhaps we have a little heat, but it is scattered and confused; if a man were to heat a pot upon the fire, he would take it ill if another should scatter the fire abroad;