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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
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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.
Fifthly, Israel had many colours and pretences for what th•• did, and that might endanger Judah to be led aside by t•••, for Israel they did not profess themselves Idolaters and superstitious, No, they profest that they did serve the Lord, the true Jehovah, and the difference was not great between them and Judah, they would tell you it was but circumstances in place, you must worship God at Jerusalem, and we would have you worship at Dan and Bethel, and those Images that are set up are but to put you in mind of the same God you worship.1 The nearer any come to you in what is the right worship of God, yet if they retain any corruption, there is so much the more danger that they should draw you from that which is right; for Israel did come nearer to the true worship of God than the Heathens did, now the Prophet doth not say, though the Heathens be Idolaters, yet let not Judah be so too, but though Israel play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend. There was more danger that Judah should be drawn aside by Israel than that they should be drawn aside by any of the Heathen. And so there is more danger that we at this day should be drawn aside ⟨p. 175⟩by those that join with us in many things that are right than by Papists, they are hateful to us,2 we see their ways to be abominable. Papists and Heathens there is not so much danger (especially for those that profess godliness) to be drawn aside by them, but the danger is in this, to be drawn aside by their brethren, and that by their brethren that join with them in many things that are right, and that come very near to the true worship of God.
Fiftly, Israel had many colours and pretences for what th•• did, and that might endanger Judah to be led aside by t•••, for Israel they did not profess themselves Idolaters and superstitious, No, they profest that they did serve the Lord, the true Jehovah, and the difference was not great between them and Judah, they would tell you it was but circumstances in place, you must worship God at Jerusalem, and we would have you worship at Dan and Bethel, and those Images that are set up are but to put you in mind of the same God you worship.