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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.
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,2 but if there be a curious Image and Picture drawn ⟨p. 180⟩upon a table, to have that besmeared is a great deal worse: so if thou art godly thou hast the Image of God drawn upon thy soul, and a sin, a spot in thee is worse than in others. Therefore what ever others do, yet let Gods people take heed to themselves that they do not offend.
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 Cambrick or Lawn,1 if you have fine cloathes 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,