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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 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.
Again, They were glad when people did offend and sin against §3God, why? because then their sacrifices must be multiplied, and so their gains would be increased: And so it is a rebuke of the covetousness of Priests. It is a most abominable thing for those that are to watch over souls that they should regard their own profit and sensuality more than the good of souls; Just like your Chancellors and Commissaries Courts that were wont to be, they cared not what offences ⟨p. 106⟩there were,1 they rejoiced at long presentments, all brought grist to their Mill. And Bernard in his 77. Sermon upon the Canticles quoteth this place, (It seems there were such then in his time) and saith he, They eat upon the sin of my people, as if he should say; they exact the price of their sin, but take not due care for the sinners. And again, Give me (saith he) any one of those that are Governors in the Church that doth not watch more to empty peoples purses than to save their souls: How many Commissaries and Chancellors of late grew extraordinary rich, and went up and down in their silks and satins and in their Coaches, and all this was the sins of the people.
Again, They were glad when people did offend and sin against §3God, why? because then their sacrifices must be multiplied, and so their gains would be encreased: And so it is a rebuke of the covetousness of Priests. It is a most abominable thing for those that are to watch over souls that they should regard their own profit and sensuality more than the good of souls; Just like your Chancellors and Commissaries Courts that were wont to be, they cated not what offences ⟨p. 106⟩there were,1 they rejoyced at long presentments, all brought griest to their Mill. And Bernard in his 77. Sermon upon the Canticles quoteth this place, (It seems there were such then in his time) and saith he, They eat upon the sin of my people, as if he should say; they exact the price of their sin, but take not due care for the sinners. And again, Give me (saith he) any one of those that are Governors in the Church that doth not watch more to empty peoples purses than to save their souls: How many Commissaries and Chancellours of late grew extraordinary rich, and went up and down in their silks and sattins and in their Coaches, and all this was the sins of the people.