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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.
Where lies the Charge?
Where lies the Charg?
First here, in that they did flatter them in their sin, and so got advantage thereby:1 So Gregory hath it, Why or how are they said to eat up the sin of people, but because they do nourish the sins of those that are delinquents for their own advantage? So all your Court-flatterers and others, that flatter men in their sin for their own advantage, they may be said to feed upon the sins of the people.
- 1Greg. Cur pecata poopuli comedere dicuntur, nisi quia pecata deliquentium &c.
Secondly, They eat the sins of the people in this regard, Because they were negligent in their office, and took all the profits, the advantages that came in by their office, but neglected their charge, and so let people go on in their sin, and cared not what became of them in that regard, so that they might have their tithes and means coming in they cared not: These Ministers may be said to live upon, or to eat the sins of the people, and to wear the sins of the people, their very backs ⟨p. 105⟩are covered and their tables spread with the sins of the people. A Writer upon this place relates a story of one in Charles the fifths time, a Prelate,1 that inviting his friends unto his house and preparing good cheer, they did not eat of it; What faith he, will you not eat of dainties that are bought at so dear a rate? this meat which I have prepared for you and you will not eat, it is like to cost me the pains of hell: He was convinced in his conscience of the neglect of his duty, and so looked upon his very diet that was on his table as the sins of his people, and that which was like to cost him eternal misery.