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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 9
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 reward them for their deeds.] The word that is here translated deeds, 1it signifies Cogitations, studia, their studies, their thoughts as well as opera, their works: From whence there may be these two Notes, First that God will call men to account Obs. 1 for their thoughts; the uncleanness of your thoughts, the vanity of your thoughts, the envy, the malice of your thoughts;2 you must look to your thoughts, they are not free before God; that's the first point. Then, that studied Obs. 2 wickedness, thoughtful wickedness is the worst wickedness; when men shall plot wickedness in their thoughts, that is the wickedness that above all wickedness God will come to visit.
And reward them for their deeds.] The word that is here translated deeds, 1it signifies Cogitationes, studia, their studies, their thoughts as well as opera, their works: From whence there may be these two Notes, First that God will call men to account Obs. 1 for their thoughts; the uncleanness of your thoughts, the vanity of your thoughts, the envy, the malice of your thoughts;2 you must look to your thoughts, they are not free before God; that's the first point. Then, that studied Obs. 2 wickedness, thoughtful wickedness is the worst wickedness; when men shall plot wickedness in their thoughts, that is the wickednesse that above all wickednesse God will come to visit.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
- 2Thoughts.