A77979:1875
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 11
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.
The Dove1 defends not her young ones as other creatures do, the Hen and other flying creatures will preserve their young ones, but the silly Dove lets them go quietly; so was Ephraim, in this respect like unto the Dove, they were destroyed and made a prey on by others, yet they never laid it to heart. The Lord in mercy look upon us, Is not this our case? we suffer our brethren to be destroyed and made a prey of, and never lay it to heart, because we for the present are quiet.
The Dove1 defends not her yong ones as other creatures do, the Hen and other flying creatures will preserve their young ones, but the silly Dove lets them go quietly; so was Ephraim, in this respect like unto the Dove, they were destroyed and made a prey on by others, yet they never laid it to heart. The Lord in mercy look upon us, Is not this our case? we suffer our brethren to be destroyed and made a prey of, and never lay it to heart, because we for the present are quiet.
- 1The Dove
The Dove will keep her nest although you take away her nest. Yea Pliny 1reports of some Doves which will fly many miles to their lockers. Even in this is Ephraim like unto a silly Dove also, where he was •any years ago there he is still. And so it is with many men, they know and are convinced ⟨p. 681⟩that such company hath done them mischief, which they have frequented, and yet they cannot leave them, here is a silly Dove, without understanding indeed.