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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.
Secondly, There is more unfaithfulness in the sins of Gods people Reas. 2 th•n there is in the sins of others, for they have given up themselves unto God in another way than others have done, and the heart of God confideth in them more. What thou my friend that hath eat bread at my table, wilt thou lift up thy heel against me? And Esa. 63.8. I said, they are children that will not lye. God confideth in them, and for them to be unfaithful, for Judah to sin, this goes to the heart of God indeed.
Thirdly, Gods Name is more polluted by the sins of his people than Reas. 3 by the sins of others. Others, wicked ones offend the will of God, but they do not pollute the Name of God so much as his own people do.
Fourthly, The excellency of the graces of the Saints and the excellency Reas. 4 of the state wherein they are, makes their sins to be worse than the sins of others; As spot of dirt in a sackcloth is not so great an evil as spots of dirt and stains in a piece of Cambric or Lawn,1 if you have fine clothes and fine garments and there be but a stain comes upon them, a spot of dirt, then you will think that a great evil; but there are some course garments (as your safeguards) that you make of course things, you care not so much though they be solid and dirty; So the wicked they are of a course thread, their spirits are little worth, therefore though they be sullied and defiled it is not so much; but the spirits of the Saints they are renewed, they have the Image of God upon them, therefore a spot in them is a great deal worse; As a spot of dirt upon an ordinary Deal board is no great evil,