A77979:1897
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 13
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.
They have not only sinned against me, but have broken covenant also, they have now dealt perfidiously with the Lord. Before God said He would chastise them: but now He would destroy them,1 make an end of them: Utter ruin is the portion of those that break Covenant with me.
They have not only sinned against me, but have broken covenant also, they have now dealt perfideously with the Lord. Before God said He would chastise them: but now He would destroy them,1 make an end of them: Utter ruin is the portion of those that break Covenant with me.
- 1Covenant breakers ruin.
Though I have redeemed them, yet they speak lies against me.
Though I have redeemed them, yet they speak lyes against me.
Some read it in the future: Though I would, and was ready to do it, yet they say that the way of worship I prescribed is not so successful, and no such blessing follows it; they say my Prophets threaten nothing but judgment and utter desolation: now saith God, All these are lies, it is no such matter, I was ready to do them good. But the future is often used for the pretertense in the Hebrew, and so here: the sense is, I have not only redeemed them out of Egypt, but very often since out of the hands of their enemies. And the story which this Scripture refers unto, is, in