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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.
Answ. 1 First, It is said that they strive with the Priest rather than with the Prophet, though the Prophet did rebuke them and strive with them, upon this reason, Because the Priest was a standing office in the Church of God; the Prophet that was an extraordinary office, and they could not be sure of the Prophet whether he were a true Prophet or no but according to the event of the Prophecy; Query but the Priest they acknowledged him to be an officer of God, and that is the reason that the Priest is here named rather than the Prophet.
Answ. 1 First, It is said that they strive with the Priest rather than with the Prophet, though the Prophet did rebuke them and strive with them, upon this reason, Because the Priest was a standing office in the Church of God; the Prophet that was an extraordinary office, and they could not be sure of the Prophet whether he were a true Prophet or no but according to the event of the Prophesie; Quere but the Priest they acknowledged him to be an officer of God, and that is the reason that the Priest is here named rather than the Prophet.
Answ. And then, As those that strive with the Priest. It may be the Priests were generally so bad that there was scarce any Priest that did strive with them at all, those Priests being Jeroboam's Priests they did join with them in their wickedness, therefore he could not say they did strive with the Priests, but yet thus their hearts were as vile, God saw this in their hearts that if there were Priests to strive with them they would strive with them.
Answ. And then, As those that strive with the Priest. It may be the Priests were generally so bad that there was scarce any Priest that did strive with them at all, those Priests being Jeroboams Priests they did joyn with them in their wickedness, therefore he could not say they did strive with the Priests, but yet thus their hearts were as vile, God saw this in their hearts that if there were Priests to strive with them they would strive with them.