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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 under this, As that which they themselves were the occasion to produce.
1First, It was the judgment of God upon them. Hence note, God sometimes punisheth sin with sin, he punisheth spiritual adultery with corporal uncleanness; Corporal pollutions are the fruit of spiritual filthiness. So Rom. 1. They worshipped not God as God ⟨p. 163⟩but in an Idolaters way, after the s militude of an Ox that eateth gras•, therefore God gave them up to uncleanness. If men be not careful to maintain purity in Gods worship, God care• not for their bodily chastity. If you •ol•u•e my worship, be unclean then •aith God. Not that he doth permit it as lawful but in ju•t judgment he leaveth them unto it. What care I for all your unclea•ness otherwise in your bodies if you pollute •y w••s•ip.2 And it is usual for bodily and spiritual adultery to go together. The word R•ma, turn the letters and it is Amor, there is a deal of unclean filthy love in Rome, as I showed before W•••e th•re is most Idolatry there is most adultery.