A77979:1856
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 9
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.
Grey hairs: that is, They have been a long time and might have gained more knowledge of me, and got large experiences of the goodness of my ways, yet they know me not, nor my ways; the whiter mens heads are, the blacker are their sins many times; 'tis a most dreadful sight to see a white head and an old sinner. I have read of one Eleazer, 1which would not do any thing which might seem to be evil, because he would not spot his white head. Grey hairs should be a strong argument to move men to walk blamelessly in their lives.
Gray hairs: that is, They have been a long time and might have gained more knowledge of me, and got large experiences of the goodness of my waies, yet they know me not, nor my waies; the whiter mens heads are, the blacker are their sins many times; 'tis a most dreadful sight to see a white head and an old sinner. I have read of one Eleazer, 1which would not do any thing which might seem to be evil, because he would not spot his white head. Gray hairs should be a strong argument to move men to walk blamelesly in their lives.
- 1Eleazer
Grey hairs: that is, They had many symptoms of their ruin and destruction upon them: As grey hairs show that mens ends are near, men that are grey, and would not be thought to be old, will pluck out their white hairs: but if there be grey hairs upon us, let us know, they are admonitions to us, and warnings of our ruin: Heb. 8. ult. There are many symptoms of a kingdoms grey hairs; I shall instance in some of them: As,
Gray hairs: that is, They had many symtoms of their ruin and destruction upon them: As gray hairs show that mens ends are near, men that are gray, and would not be thought to be old, wil pluck out their white hairs: but if there be gray hairs upon us, let us know, they are admonitions to us, and warnings of our ruin: