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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 10
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 on the other side,1 of all the fathers in the old Testament we read of Isaac from whom came the promised seed that were to be as the stars of Heaven and as the sand of the sea shore for number, yet he had but one wife, he took not that course that many of the Patriarchs did to marry many wives, but contented himself with one wife and yet from him came the promised seed so many as the stars and the sand for number. From which we may infer that it is the best way for us to keep to Gods Ordinances, Use. we shall prosper more in what we would ⟨p. 125⟩have, to keep to Gods ways than to go out into our own sinful ways.
But on the other side,1 of al the fathers in the old Testament we reade of Isaac from whom came the promised seed that were to be as the stars of Heaven and as the sand of the sea shore for nu•ber, yet he had but one wife, he took not that course that many of the Patriarche• did to marry many wives, but contented himself with one wife and yet from him came the promised seed so many as the stars and the sand for number. From which we may infer that it is the best way for us to keep to Gods Ordinances, Use. we shall prosper more in what we would ⟨p. 125⟩have, to keep to Gods waies than to go out into our own sinful waies.
- 1Isaac
They shall not increase] The words are read otherwise by some, Hierom 1hath this Note upon it, they have committed whoredom and have not ceased, so he reads it, his note upon it is this (I think that which hath been delivered unto you is the main scope, but I will only present what he notes upon it, and it is of good use) saith he, they have committed fornication & whoredom till they have spent all their strength yet they have not ceased, their hearts are still that way; just as it is with many old whoremasters they have committed whoredom and spent their strength in their young time, yet they cease not, they have unclean hearts, their lusts boil within them notwithstanding their strength is spent. And if you read the words so and then either take it for bodily or spiritual whoredom, they have committed whoredom and have not ceased, that is, they still go on and on in the ways of Idolatry,