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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 11
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 to speak of these lusts as they are here set forth unto us, these two sins, whoredom and drunkenness. I shall not speak of the nature of the sins, I have spoken somewhat of that in the beginning of the Chapter, but I shall only speak of them in the expression of the holy Ghost here, to show you a little how these take away the heart.
But to speak of these lusts as they are here set forth unto us, these two sins, whoredom and drunkenness. I shall not speak of the nature of the sins, I have spoken somewhat of that in the beginning of the Chapter, but I shall only speak of them in the expression of the holy Ghost here, to shew you a little how these take away the heart.
First, For both the sins in general, as they are sins of sensuality, §1joining them both together. Only one Note first from the connection, they left off to take heed of God in point of his worship, now it seems they are left to the sins of whoredom and drunkenness; the Note therefore is, It is just with God that they that will not seek to satisfy their souls in himself they shall be given over to base filthy delights of the flesh,1 that they shall never have any other comforts but those. Let them have those comforts saith God, there is all the comfort that ever they shall find. So we read in Rom. 1. that when they did not glorify God as God he gave them up unto unnatural affections and unclean sins.
First, For both the sins in general, as they are sins of sensuality, §1joyning them both together. Only one Note first from the connexion, they left off to take heed of God in point of his worship, now it seems they are left to the sins of whoredom and drunkenness; the Note therefore is, It is just with God that they that will not seek to satisfie their souls in himself they shall be given over to base filthy delights of the flesh,