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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.
And they set their hearts upon their iniquity.] The words are [Greek or Hebrew] not [Greek or Hebrew] They lift up their hearts, every ones heart. 1It may be interpreted either of the heart of the Priests or the heart of the people, both ways, and according to the scope of the Spirit of God either way.
And they set their hearts upon their iniquity.] The words are 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 not 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 They lift up their hearts, every ones heart. 1It may be interpreted either of the heart of the Priests or the heart of the people, both waies, and according to the scope of the Spirit of God either way.
- 1Calu.
First the heart of the P••ests, they lift up their hearts to the §1iniquity of the people, so it may be understood, for so this phrase, lifting up of the heart to a thing, doth note in Scripture the earnest desire that there is in the heart for the attaining of such a thing; as in Deut. 24.15. speaking of poor men He is poor saith he, and sets his heart upon his wages. A poor man that wants provision for his family, he sets his heart upon his wages, Oh when shall I have my wages that I may provide for my family! now the word is here in this text of the poor man, he lifteth up his heart to his wages, Oh my wages that it might come. And