A77979:1934
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 16
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 return] They make shows, yea something they do. This verse hath reference to the story of Jehu who did very much; there were very great beginnings in his time to cast out Idolatry, but neither he, nor the people did come up to the full height that God required of them, but they would have some mixtures of their own. And thus it is in many peoples reformation, they are very hot at it in the ⟨p. 695⟩beginning; and even among us,1 how high did the hearts of people rise? but what a damp is there since that time? though blessed be God great things are don among us. But saith God, that is not yet done amongst them which I would have done, it is true, they honour me indeed, but it is as the Nations round about them honour their Gods, they do not honour me as the Infinite Eternal First being of all things; I am not worshipped by them as the Infinite, High, Eternal God; people should so labour to reform themselves that they may hold forth the honour of God as he is Infinite, Glorious, Eternal,2 and having all power in his hands. The Notes of Observation from the words are these.
THEY return] They make shows, yea somthing they do. This verse hath reference to the story of Jehu who did very much; there were very great beginnings in his time to cast out Idolatry, but neither he, nor the people did come up to the full height that God required of them, but they would have some mixtures of their own. And thus it is in many peoples reformation, they are very hot at it in the ⟨p. 695⟩beginning; and even among us,1 how high did the hearts of people rise? but what a damp is there since that time? though blessed be God great things are don among us. But saith God, that is not yet done amongst them which I would have done, it is true, they honor me indeed, but it is as the Nations round about them honor their Gods, they do not honor me as the Infinite Eternal First being of all things; I am not worshiped by them as the Infinite, High, Eternal God; people should so labor to reform themselves that they may hold forth the honor of God as he is Infinite, Glorious, Eternal,