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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.
It may be many of you think it is a weakness ⟨p. 81⟩in Ministers to appear so much as they do and discover themselves, for they endanger themselves, and cannot they be quiet as others are? there are many of more moderate spirits and deal wiselier for themselves, they keep in and say nothing, and so they may scape of either side, looking which side will prevail; May not these scape? No, they are in more danger than the other, for the other are under a promise, these are not, they are so studious for themselves and for their own safety that God will take no care of them. Our Saviour Christ takes care to encourage his Disciples against the st••ings of people with them; we have in Luk. 6. many blessings pronounced, blessed are the poor, blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, blessed are they that mourn &c. But they that understand the Original shall find that the word [ye] is not in, only blessed are the poor, and blessed are they that mourn &c. But when he cometh to his Disciples vers. 22. there is an Este put more than in the other, Christ speaks more particularly to his Disciples: when as people shall speak evil of them and cast out their name as filth, then there is a blessed are ye, 1with an este, more than there was in all the other blessednesses; That shows God hath a special care of his Ministers when men speak evil of them and strive with them. But on the other side,2 Woe to you when all men speak well of you; It is meant most of Ministers, it is true indeed of all Christians, but I take it that the scope of Christ in that place is concerning Ministers that were to go and preach, and woe to you when all men speak well of you. The word that is translated well, it is [Greek or Hebrew], that speak of you so as to commend you for a spruce curious neat Teacher; I there are such and such fiery men, but here's a Preacher, a quaint man, an Eloquent man, a dainty man, a man that hath brave language with him, and they will never persecute such as these. The other are pronounced blessed when they are reviled and cast out as evil.
It may be many of you think it is a weaknes