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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.
The other King is Jehoshaphat that is commended for taking away the high places, and it is noted of him, that his heart was lifted up more than ordinary in the ways of God when he did it; For this sacrificing upon the high places was such a thing that the people were so set upon it, what say they, is it not a brave decent thing that we should go up to a high place ⟨p. 146⟩to offer unto the high God? therefore when Jehoshaphat took them away the text saith, his heart was lifted up in a more than ordinary manner. So it should be with Governors when they see corruptions in Gods worship, though the people stick close to them, yet they should have their hearts lifted up with courage and zeal to go on in the work. Use. In 2 Chron. 17.6. there you have it, His heart was lifted up in the ways of God, Moreover he took the high places and groves out of Judah. Here is two things that Israel is charged for, the high places, and the groves, Jehoshaphat took away, and he took them away out of Judah. He was of a lift up mind and his heart took boldness for the ways of God, so the old Latin hath it. But mark, what course, what way did Jehoshaphat take to remove the high places and the groves? In the 7. verse of that chapter you find this, He sent to his Princes to teach in the Cities of Judah. Mark here, Princes are become Preachers; He sent to his Princes to teach in the Cities of Judah, 1and with them Levites and Priests, and they taught in Judah, and had the book of the Law with them, and they went about all the Cities of Judah and taught the people. This is the course to take them away. If he had only by an Edict removed them he could not have done so much, but he took this wise course, he sent faithful Preachers throughout all the Country, in all the great Cities especially. He was careful they should have faithful Preachers and then the work would be easily done. So that it appears it was because of the ill Preachers they had before or because they had no Preachers at all that the high places were so hard to be taken away. How easy would it be in England at this day to make a Reformation,2 to take away corruptions from the worship of God, if in all Cities and Towns there were faithful Preachers! For we see apparently that people that have been brought up in ignorance they stick most to these things.