A77979:1946
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.
Thus did their progenitors they trod in the same steps, Psal. 78.57. They kept not his testimony, 1but turned back and dealt deceitfully as did their fathers, that were turned aside like a deceitful bow. Now a bow is deceitful two ways.
Thus did their progenitors they trode in the same steps, Psal. 78.57. They kept not his testimony, 1but turned back and dealt deceitfully as did their fathers, that were turned aside like a deceitful bow. Now a bow is deceitful two waies.
- 1Deceitful bow.
When it cause• the arrow to turn from them it was levelled §1to hit, and recoils upon him that shoots it. These people were Gods bow, Zachariah, 9.13. saith God, I have bent Israel as my bow to shoot at evil doers. How vile and wicked are those men, into whose hands God hath committed power to execute justice and judgment against evil doers, and they shall turn all their power against the Saints and those that do well.
A bow is deceitful when it carries the arrow the wrong