A77979:1825
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 7
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.
NOT only Jeroboam and his* successors, but also Princes, and people at length grew hot in the pursuit of that great design of altering Religion, in so much, that no man might dare to show himself against them; many of the people at the first made scruple of yielding to their new way: but having overcome their consciences, now nothing troubles ⟨p. 670⟩them, they not only yield themselves, but violently press the consciences of others which refused: but this similitude we met withal in the fourth verse of this Chapter, which we opened then, and therefore pass it over here. It follows.
NOT only Jeroboam and his* successors, but also Princes, and people at length grew hot in the pursuit of that great design of altering Religion, in so much, that no man might dare to show himself against them; many of the people at the first made scruple of yeelding to their new way: but having overcome their consciences, now nothing troubles ⟨p. 670⟩them, they not only yeeld themselves, but violently presse the consciences of others which refused: but this similitude we met withal in the fourth verse of this Chapter, which we opened then, and therefore passe it over here. It follows.
- *for this Jeroboam under whom Hosea prophesied, was the son of Joash, chap, 1.1, not the first Jeroboamfor this Ieroboam under whom Hosea prophesied, was the son of Ioash, chap, 1.1, not the first Ieroboam
They have devoured their Judges.