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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 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.
God threateneth here that seeing they did abuse their prosperity, as they did increase they sinned more, that therefore he would turn their glory into shame, he would cast dirt into their faces. God doth love to stain the pride, the haughtiness of men. He would turn the glory of the people and the glory of the Priests, but especially the glory of the Priests (for so it is meant, but we must take in all) into shame; Either first he would in stead of glory bring shame, or secondly he would make that wherein they did most glory to be their shame.
God threatneth here that seing they did abuse their prosperity, as they did encrease they sinned more, that therefore he would turn their glory into shame, he would cast dirt into their faces. God doth love to stain the pride, the haughtiness of men. He would turn the glory of the people and the glory of the Priests, but especially the glory of the Priests (for so it is meant, but we must take in all) into shame; Either first he would in stead of glory bring shame, or secondly he would make that wherein they did most glory to be their shame.
First, That he would bring shame in stead of glory. So God useth to do. If any one glory in beauty, God brings that which makes them contemptible many times in stead of that beauty. That is a notable text for women that glory in their beauty and in their bravery, Isa. 3.16.24. Because the daughters ⟨p. 101⟩of Zion are haughty &c. therefore there shall be destruction upon them; and ver. 24. There shall be burning in stead of beauty, and instead of well-set hair, baldness, and in stead of their brave dressing, sackcloth. If any will glory in parts, the Lord justly brings shame upon them, blasting of their parts,1 as it is said of Albertus Magnus that great Scholar, that for five years before his death he did dote and was so ignorant that he did not know letters, he could not read. God can soon blast the parts of men that glory in them and turn that to shame. If any glory in riches, God can soon turn that into shame too, As histories tells us of an Earl of Exeter