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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 15
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.
Thirdly, Let not Judah offend] Let not Judah do as Israel did.1 There was a great deal of danger that Judah should be ensnared and polluted with Israels Idolatry, and that in many regards, which are the ground of this seasonable admonition of the Prophet. Though Israel do thus and thus yet let not Judah do so, as if he should say, the truth is Judah is in great danger to be defiled by Israel, and why so?
Thirdly, Let not Judah offend] Let not Judah do as Israel did.1 There was a great deal of danger that Judah should be insnared and polluted with Israels Idolatry, and that in many regards, which are the ground of this seasonable admonition of the Prophet. Though Israel do thus and thus yet let not Judah do so, as if he should say, the truth is Judah is in great danger to be defiled by Israel, and why so?
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Reas. 1 First, They lived near unto them, and there is a great deal of danger in living near unto Idolaters or wicked ones. All sin, especially Idolatry is as leaven that will spread, and you may see the danger that there was in living so near them, in Ezek. 16.46. and indeed afterwards it proved to be dangerous, one special reason of the iniquity of Jerusalem is there given,1 Thine elder sister Samaria, she and her daughters dwell at thy left hand; and thy younger sister that dwells at thy right hand is Sodom and her daughters; That was an especial reason of the iniquity of Jerusalem, their elder sister Samaria, that is the ten Tribes, were on the left hand, and their younger sister, Sodom, were on the right hand, and so they came to be sinful. To be near Idolaters and wicked ones is very dangerous; then much more to be in the same Town,