A77979:1811
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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 7 › Verse 5
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Obs. 3 That the right way of worship is by carnal hearts accounted a very slight thing: and Gods people who stand for Gods Ordinances in their purity are looked upon as people who stand for incities and trifles.
Obs. 4 It hath been the old way of the Devil to hinder reformation by raising up men of pestilent wits to scorn at Religion: and this way the Devil prevails very much, when he cannot prevail by persecution, he gains much this way; men that are of any spirit cannot endure scorning, therefore we read of mocking to be a cruel persecution in Heb. 11.36. And others had trials of cruel ⟨p. 667⟩mockings. And Ishmaels mocking is said to be persecution. In the primitive times they would set up an Asses Head, and a book by it, to show that they professed to learn, and yet were as simple as an Ass. I have heard of a Scholar in Queens College, who professed he had rather suffer the torments of Hell than endure the contempt and scorn of the puritans. And this is the Devils old way; but men will not be jeered out of their inheritance, and God will scorn such scorners, Prov. 3.34. That place is famous in Lament. 3.62, 63. The lips of them that rose up against me! behold their rising up and their siting down, I was their music. What then? Render them a recompense according to their works, give them sorrow of heart thy curse unto them.
Obs. 4 It hath been the old way of the Devil to hinder reformation by raising up men of pestilent wits to scorn at Religion: and this way the Devil prevails very much, when he cannot prevail by persecution, he gains much this way; men that are of any spirit cannot endure scorning, therefore we reade of mocking to be a cruel persecution in