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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 5
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.
1First, Because God would inflict a greater darkness upon them in his just judgment, than upon the people. Those that abuse most light they come into most gross darkness, and therefore it is a usual expression in Scripture when Prophets are threatened, to threaten, that darkness shall be upon them, Micah 3.6. To you (saith he, speaking of the Prophets) it shall he dark, night shall be upon you, the Sun shall go down over the Prophets, and the day shall be darkened over them; over the Prophets in a special manner. And Zech. 11.17.2 His right eye shall be utterly darkened, the chief understanding that he hath, the pregnancy of parts that he hath he shall be besotted in,3 even in his very parts. Do we not see it even at this day that the Prophets fall in the night? There is more darkness upon wicked Ministers at this day amongst us than upon ordinary people. Ordinary people they understand more what God would have them to do than ill Ministers. Ill Ministers God doth besot them in their very parts and abilities, and they do nothing but cry out still for that which will bring themselves and us into slavery. Were it not for them, people would see competently well what to do, and the great darkness that is upon people cometh from the Prophets, they bring darkness upon the people, therefore their darkness is more than the darkness of the people. In divers Towns are there not many people that know the mind of God and see need of, and desire a Reformation in Gods worship? and yet notwithstanding wicked Ministers will see no need of any Reformation.
1First, Because God would inflict a greater darkness upon them in his just judgment, than upon the people. Those that abuse most light they come into most gross darkness, and therefore it is a usual expression in Scripture when Prophets are threatned, to threaten, that darkness shall be upon them, Micah 3.6. To you (saith he, speaking of the Prophets) it shall he dark, night shall be upon you, the Sun shall go down over the Prophets, and the day shall be darkened over them; over the Prophets in a special manner. And