A77979:1780
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.
Who ceaseth from raising.
Hierom 1and others have great light for the understanding of these words from a tradition of the Jews which was this. They say, the intent of Jeroboam for altering of Religion was very hot, but not knowing how it would take, they sent abroad spies to leaven the people to see how they stood affected, they thought if so be this their design were urged upon them of a sudden, it would not take, but if in this way by degrees it might gain upon mens spirits. Thus Hierom and Cyril. As the Baker ceaseth from kneading, he doth not presently put it into the Oven, but lets it lie that the leaven may run through it; so Jeroboam and his Princes were like this Baker, they were set upon their design, and it they would have, but they would have the people first leavened, and then they would put it into execution: and Cyril 2ads that, those which went to persuade the people, used this fetch and device upon the people, and told them it would be for their ease and profit not to go up to Jerusalem, but to petition the King that he out of his Princely love and wisdom would permit them to worship at Dan and Bethel. And here lay the top of the plot, that the Kings design so much desired by him and his Princes, yet this must be brought about by the people, they must petition to the King that he would grant this liberty to them to worship at Dan and Bethel, and that they might not go up to Jerusalem, 3when it was first of all the Kings and the Princes own design. By this you may see how wicked and wise Idolaters are for the accomplishment of their purposes, by this means Princes obtain their ends, and their plots kept in.
Hierom 1and others have great light for the understanding of these words from a tradition of the Jews which was this. They say, the intent of Jeroboam for altering of Religion was very hot, but not knowing how it would take, they sent abroad spies to leven the people to see how they stood affected, they thought if so be this their design were urged upon them of a sudden, it would not take, but if in this way by degrees it might gain upon mens spirits. Thus Hierom and Cyril. As the Baker ceaseth from kneading, he doth not presently put it into the Oven, but lets it lie that the leven may run through it; so Jeroboam and his Princes were like this Baker, they were set upon their design, and it they would have, but they would have the people first leavened, and then they would put it into execution: and Cyril