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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 13
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.
Do not you think therefore that there was no evil in it because God let out himself so far unto you? Use. There was evil in Solomons respecting this high place so much, yet God let out himself abundantly unto him. Other Kings there were that are exceedingly blamed that they did not take down the high places, which were all one with these mountains here spoken of.
Yet there were some of the Kings that were very careful in this thing, As amongst the rest Hezekiah and Jehoshaphat. Hezekiah in 2 King. 18.22. where he is charged by Rabshekah for taking down the high places, Is it not he that hath destroyed the high places and Altars of God saith he? God approveth of it well though Rabshekah thinks he hath done ill; Oh saith he, Hezekiah, do you trust in him? he hath taken down the high places. He thought that Hezekiah had been an enemy unto Religion and to the worship of God for taking down the high places. Thus it is with ignorant people at this day that do not know the way of Gods worship; because some in authority (as the Parliament) seek to take away corruption in the worship of God,1 abundance of people cry out that they are enemies unto all Religion, that they will take away all Religion. Thus it is reported by your country people that dwell far off, as in Wales and in other places, the people are there persuaded that the Parliament are a company of vile men that seek to take away all Religion out of the Kingdom. But this is so but in the understanding of a Rabshekah that thinks the taking away of high places to be the taking away of Religion.
Yet there were some of the Kings that were very careful in this thing, As amongst the rest Hezekiah and Jehosaphat. Hezekiah in 2 King. 18.22. where he is charged by Rabshekah for taking down the high places, Is it not he that hath destroyed the high places and Altars of God saith he? God approveth of it well though Rabshekah thinks he hath done ill; Oh saith he, Hezekiah, do you trust in him? he hath taken down the high places. He thought that Hezekiah had been an enemy unto Religion and to the worship of God for taking down the high places. Thus it is with ignorant people at this day that do not know the way of Gods worship; because some in authority (as the Parliament) seek to take away corruption in the worship of God,