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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.
Therefore I will reject you.] You despise knowledge, I will despise you, so the words may be read as well as reject you; God scorneth wicked men as much as they scorn him,1 with the froward he will deal frowardly, and with the scornful he will deal scornfully, that is, he will laugh them to scorn: What do you look upon Gods ways and worship as a vile thing? Are the truths of God vile in your eyes? You are vile in Gods eyes, God looks upon you and your spirits as base and contemptible as you can look upon his Worship and his Saints ⟨p. 95⟩and Ordinances. You despise knowledge and I will despise you saith God.
Therefore I will reject you.] You despise knowledg, I will despise you, so the words may be read as well as re•ect you; God scorneth wicked men as much as they scorn him,1 with the froward he will deal frowardly, and with the scornful he will deal scornfully, that is, he will laugh them to scorn: What do you look upon Gods waies and worship as a vile thing? Are the thruths of God vile in your eyes? You are vile in Gods eyes, God looks upon you and your spirits as base and contemptible as you can look upon his Worship and his Saints ⟨p. 95⟩and Ordinances. You despise knowledg and I will despise you saith God.
- 1Psal. 18.
And I will reject you.] The word here translated reject, that is for despising,