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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 8
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.
Secondly, It is used for the punishment of sin; He shall bear his sin, his punishment of sin. Christ was made sin. And
Thirdly, It is used for the sacrifice that was offered for sin, Levit. 10.17. why did you not eat the sin in the holy place? so the words are to be read, that is, the sin offering.
The observation from hence (by way of allusion at least) that one hath is not to be neglected:1 Let Priests hear this, They did not eat the sin-offering in the holy place: Let those Priests that spend their time in playing, in pleasures of the flesh, in Taverns, and make their houses to be very sinks of vice, Let them hearken unto this, They should eat the revenues they have by their Office in an holy place, that is, by way of Analogy and proportion, their houses in which they spend the allowance they have for their office, should be holy places; for the offerings of the people were such as the Priests had in lieu of their office, and they were to eat them in an holy place. So Ministers now should eat their means they have coming in, in holy places, their houses should be Sanctuaries, and not Taverns or stews, or sinks of wickedness and sin. (But that by the way.)
The observation from hence (by way of allusion at least) that one hath is not to be neglected:1 Let Priests hear this, They did not eat the sin-offering in the holy place: Let those Priests that spend their time in playing, in pleasures of the flesh, in Taverns, and make their houses to be very sinks of vice, Let them hearken unto this, They should eat the revenues they have by their Office in an holy place, that is, by way of Analogie and proportion, their houses in which they spend the allowance they have for their office, should be holy places; for the offerings of the people were such as the Priests had in lciu of their office, and they were to eat them in an holy place. So Ministers now should eat their means they have coming in, in holy places, their houses should be Sanctuaries, and not Taverns or stews, or sinks of wickedness and sin. (But that by the way.)