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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.
1Thirdly, It is a great reproach unto any family to have uncleanness committed in it. Fornication and adultery is a great reproach unto a family, especially when the daughter or the wife is unclean. It is a reproach unto a family if a servant prove naught, especially to some families more than others, the family of a Minister, or of a Magistrate, or a man in public place and esteem,2 to have a servant prove naught: which by the way should teach Governors to be more careful of their families than they are, for many times thorough their carelessness God sends such a judgment, puts this disgrace upon their families. Many of you for your pleasure and delight can go to your country houses,3 and while you are there your servants are doing wickedness. You should have an especial eye over your families in this, lest God as a just judgment upon you for your neglect bring this reproach upon your families. But especially your children, your daughters and your spouses, and above all, the children of Ministers, Levit. 21.9.4 it is said there, if the daughter of any Priest profane her self by playing the whore, she shall be burnt with fire; Now fornication was not punished with death in any other, though adultery was, but the fornication of a Priests daughter was to be punished with death, she was to be burnt with fire.
1Thirdly, It is a great reproach unto any family to have uncleanness committed in it. Fornication and adultery is a great reproach unto a family, especially when the daughter or the wife is unclean. It is a reproach unto a family if a servant prove naught, especially to some families more than others, the family of a Minister, or of a Magistrate, or a man in publick place and esteem,2 to have a servant prove naught: which by the way should teach Governours to be more careful of their families than they are, for many times thorough their carelesness God sends such a judgment, puts this disgrace upon their families. Many of you for your pleasure and delight can go to your countrey houses,