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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 4 › Verse 7
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.
Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness, then he forsook God which made him and lightly esteemed the God of his salvation. How many when they were low and poor in their estates were more holy and gracious and more spiritual than now they are? It is true in particular persons, in Churches and Countries, but most true in Ministers. It was once a complaint that was made to a Prelate here, that he had a kinsman that was a very zealous preacher in the Country, well says he, I'll silence him, and his silencing was this, he gave him two livings and that stopped his mouth;1 when he came once to have fatted livings then his zeal quickly abated. And Hierome in the life of Malachus hath this expression, when the Church saith he came to Christian Princes, and there had countenance, we may well say of it that indeed it was fatted with riches but it was less a great deal in virtue and godliness.
Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness, then he forsook God which made him and lightly esteemed the God of his salvation. How many when they were low and poor in their estates were more holy and gracious and more spiritual than now they are? It is true in particular persons, in Churches and Countries, but most true in Ministers. It was once a complaint that was made to a Prelate here, that he had a kinsman that was a very zealous preacher in the Countrey, well saies he, I'le silence him, and his silencing was this, he gave him two livings and that stopped his mouth;1 when he came once to have fatted livings then his zeal quickly abated. And Hierome in the life of Malachus hath this expression, when the Church saith he came to Christian Princes, and there had countenance, we may well say of it that indeed it was fatted with riches but it was less a great deal in vertue and godliness.
- 1Jerome. Quando Ecclesia ad Principes christianos venit, factam fuisse opibut pleniorem, sed virtutib. minorem ait.