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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 6
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.
Use 2 If this be the ground of perishing for want of knowledge, then though divers countries have felt the hand of God most fearfully, yet we hope that England shall not perish, for the knowledge of God is begun to shine among us, and never since the word began hath the knowledge of God and of Christ shined more brightly upon a Kingdom than upon us. We hope therefore though God intendeth to chastise us we shall not perish.
Use 2 If this be the ground of perishing for want of knowledg, then though divers countries have felt the hand of God most fearfully, yet we hope that England shall not perish, for the knowledg of God is begun to shine among us, and never since the word began hath the knowledg of God and of Christ shined more brightly upon a Kingdom than upon us. We hope therefore though God intendeth to chastise us we shall not perish.
Because thou hast rejected knowledge,] Only let us take heed that we do not reject knowledge and despise it. The word [reject] signifies contemning,1 despising, thou hast cast it off with despite and contempt, it is, Ignorantia non merae negationis, sed pravae dispositionis, affected ignorance. Thou hast rejected knowledge; these two ways. First when the means of knowledge is rejected then knowledge is rejected. Secondly when the directions of our knowledge are rejected, when we refuse to be guided by our knowledge, upon this our knowledge doth decay and so knowledge is contemned.
Because thou hast rejected knowledg,] Only let us take heed that we do not reject knowledg and despise it. The word [reject] signifies contemning,1 despising, thou hast cast it off with despight and contempt, it is, Ignorantia non merae negationis, sed pravae dispositionis, affected ignorance. Thou hast rejected knowledg; these two waies. First when the means of knowledg is rejected then knowledg is rejected. Secondly when the directions of our knowledg are rejected, when we refuse to be guided by our knowledg, upon this our knowledg doth decay and so knowledg is contemned.