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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.
But further, to open it far more clearly, [They eat up the sins of my people] That is, the Sacrifices which were offered for sin.
But you will say then, Quest. how is this so deep a charge that they should eat of the sacrifices that were offered for sin? for God allowed the Priests to eat the sin offering, as that place Levit 10.17. shows.
But you will say then, Quest. how is this so deep a charge that they should eat of the sacrifices that were offered for sin? for God allowed the Priests to eat the sin offering, as that place Levit 10.17. shews.
This therefore was the evil that was in it, Quest. that they were greedy of the peoples sacrifices, but why? Not that God might have honour; but that themselves might have advantages. It is true God had honour by the peoples offering of sacrifice, but they looked not to that so much as unto their own advantages. Hence they put on people as much as they could to sacrifice, teaching them to rest in their sacrifices, and indeed making light of their sin; though you sin, Come and I will offer for your sins and they shall be pardoned. Just as the Papists do at this day, they teach the people though they sin yet by so many Masses, and Pater-nosters, and Indulgences, and Dirges they shall be delivered; and by this means they get the wealth of Kingdoms and eat up the sins of the people. The Priests in those times were images of the Papists now.
This therefore was the evil that was in it, Quest. that they were greedy of the peoples sacrifices, but why? Not that God might have honor; but that themselves might have advantatages. It is true God had honor by the peoples offering of sacrifice, but they looked not to that so much as unto their own advantages. Hence they put on people as much as they could to sacrifice, teaching them to rest in their sacrifices, and indeed making light of their sin; though you sin, Come and I will offer for your sins and they shall be pardoned. Just as the Papists do at this day, they teach the people though they sin yet by so many Masses, and Pater-nosters, and Indulgences, and Dirges they shall be delivered; and by this means they get the wealth of Kingdoms and eat up the sins of the people. The Priests in those times were images of the Papists now.