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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.
Well, Judah must not do so though Israel doth. As there were many things wherein Judah was in great danger to be drawn aside by Israel; so there were many arguments why Judah should not do as Israel did.1 As
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First, God had graciously differenced Judah from Israel Reas. 1 in abundance of mercy, Judah must not now make himself like Israel in sin, seeing God had made them unlike in mercy. God had in mercy made a difference between Judah and Israel, let not then the wickedness of their hearts make themselves to be all one. God had kept Judah to the house of David and to his Temple, to be his own people.
First, God had graciously differenced Judah from Israel Reas. 1 in abudance of mercy, Judah must not now make himself like Israel in sin, seeing God had made them unlike in mercy. God had in mercy made a difference between Judah and Israel, let not then the wickedness of their hearts make themselves to be all one. God had kept Judah to the house of David and to his Temple, to be his own people.
Secondly, Judah had more means than Israel had, therefore Reas. 2 Judahs sin would be more vile than Israels was: For Judah had the true Priests of God to teach them; Judah had the Temple among them; Judah had the Ordinances of God in the right way with them; therefore for Judah to be drawn aside to the ways of Israel, this would be a greater sin in them. Whatsoever Israel doth that have none but superstitious Idolatrous Priests amongst them, Priests made of the lowest of the people, Israel that hath but the Calves and hath not the right Ordinances of God among them, whatsoever they do, yet let not Judah offend that have the true Ordinances of God and the true Priests and Ministers of God among them.