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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 4 › Verse 3
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.
And the fish of the Sea.] I remember upon this text a Jesuit that wrote but very lately; Cornelius a Lapide, hath a most audacious lye, saith he, since Scotland and Ireland hath departed from the Catholic faith (that is from Popery) Gods judgments are out against them, and whereas they were wont to be such plentiful countries for fish, God hath cursed their very waters, and now their trade of fishing is nothing like to what it was wont to be. Upon this text he observeth such a judgment to be upon those Kingdoms, he observeth it not of England at all, for he was one that wrote lately, and he had it seems some hope that England was coming to them again. But through Gods mercy both Ireland and Scotland and England have found it otherwise in this regard.
And the fish of the Sea.] I remember upon this text a Jesuite that wrote but very lately; Cornelius a Lapide, hath a most audacious lye, saith he, since Scotland and Ireland hath departed from the Catholick faith (that is from Popery) Gods judgments are out against them, and whereas they were wont to be such plentiful countries for fish, God hath curs'd their very waters, and now their trade of fishing is nothing like to what it was wont to be. Upon this text he observeth such a judgment to be upon those Kingdoms, he observeth it not of England at all, for he was one that wrote lately, and he had it seems some hope that England was coming to them again. But through Gods mercy both Ireland and Scotland and England have found it otherwise in this regard.
But for Observations from hence, thus.
First, The good or evil of the creature dependeth on man; 1because it was made for man, man i• punished or blessed even by the creature, and the creature comes to feel good or evil according as mans behaviour is towards God. Let then mercy & pity toward the creature be an argument to keep us from sin. If you have not cruel hearts towards the creature keep from sin, for you do not only undo your selves but undo the world, undo the