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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 12
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.
A fourth was (which we find in the Roman antiquities) that their Augurs or South-sayers used to sit upon the top of a Tower or Castle, and the air being very clear and fair without any clouds, having a crooked staff in their hand which the Latins c•ll Li•uus, there they quartered out the regions of Heaven, so much as was for their purpose, & when they had quartered them out they did reach forth this staff (having first offered sacrifices and prayers to their gods) ⟨p. 135⟩upon the head of a person or a thing they would divine for, and so they came to have good or ill luck to be showed according to what at that time they observed in the Heavens, the birds flying &c. when that staff was upon the head of the party. This the Romans did, and it is like they had it somewhat from the Jews, they did ask counsel of their staff.
A fourth was (which we find in the Roman antiquities) that their Augures or South-sayers used to sit upon the top of a Tower or Castle, and the air being very cleer and fair without any clouds, having a crooked staff in their hand which the Latines c•ll Li•uus, there they quartered out the regions of Heaven, so much as was for their purpose, & when they had quarter'd them out they did reach forth this staff (having first offered sacrifices and prayers to their gods) ⟨p. 135⟩upon the head of a person or a thing they would divine for, and so they came to have good or ill luck to be shewed according to what at that time they observed in the Heavens, the birds flying &c. when that staff was upon the head of the party. This the Romans did, and it is like they had it somewhat from the Jews, they did ask counsel of their staff.