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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.
Secondly, They sacrificed not only upon the mountains, but upon the tops of the mountains.1 Idolaters they seek to rise to the height of their way of false worship, they would do it unto the uttermost; they content not themselves with hills and mountains, but the very uppermost of hills and mountains, if there were any higher than other, if they could get up to Heaven they would do it. Idolaters do not content themselves with a lower degree of false worship. Use. How much ⟨p. 149⟩less should we in the way of Gods worship? we should not content our selves in a mean way but get up to the top of godliness, and labour to gain the very height of the worship of God; Not content our selves in one Ordinance, but get all Ordinances, and get them in the full exercise of them as much as may be. That place in Ephes. Walk accurately, 2circumspectly not as fools but as wise, the word is [Greek or Hebrew] as if he said, walk to the top of godliness, to the height, if there be any higher degree than other labour to get to it, as Idolaters will get up to the tops of the mountains. Thus for their sacrificing upon the mountains.
Secondly, They sacrificed not only upon the mountains, but upon the tops of the mountains.1 Idolaters they seek to rise to the height of their way of false worship, they would do it unto the uttermost; they content not themselves with hills and mountains, but the very uppermost of hills and mountains, if there were any higher than other, if they could get up to Heaven they would do it. Idolaters do not content themselves with a lower degree of false worship. Use. How much ⟨p. 149⟩less should we in the way of Gods worship? we should not content our selves in a mean way but get up to the top of godliness, and labour to gain the very height of the worship of God; Not content our selves in one Ordinance, but get all Ordinances, and get them in the full exercise of them as much as may be. That place in Ephes. Walk accurately,