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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 4
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.
Verse 4. Yet let no man strive nor reprove another, for this people are as they th• ••rive with the Priest.
Yet] The Hebrew word is, [Greek or Hebrew], Vere, as if he should say, truly it is in vain for any one to stand striving or reproving his neighbour, or seek to convince or admonish him, it is in vain for one friend to meddle with another,1 for they are so violent in their wicked ways, they are so far from hearkening to private admonition, that they will contend with the Priest, even with him that is set by God, and designed by special office to teach and reprove. Some carry it thus, They are so vile as no man ⟨p. 69⟩is fit to reprove one another, being their wickedness is general no man is fit to reprove his brother of his sin. But I rather take it the other way.
Yet] The Hebrew word is, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Vere, as if he should say, truly it is in vain for any one to stand striving or reproving his neighbor, or seek to convince or admonish him, it is in vain for one friend to meddle with another,1 for they are so violent in their wicked waies, they are so far from hearkning to privat admonition, that they wil contend with the Priest, even with him that is set by God, and designed by special office to teach and reprove. Some carry it thus, They are so vile as no man