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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.
1The force of this, Though Israel do thus, yet let not Judah offend, if it were applied unto us at this time, it would come to thus much, Though Prelates, though such as were superstitious and corrupt, though they were bitter against and did persecute my servants, yet let not such as have professed godliness, let not such as have been painful and conscionable Ministers, let not such whose consciences have been heretofore tender in many things, let not them offend in any bitterness in any harshness against their brethren; This will go more to Gods heart and to the heart of the Saints than any offences of any other that ever was heretofore. All the ⟨p. 181⟩persecutions of all the Prelates and Papists and of all your Popish Priests and such kind of men, they would not be the thousand part so much as any bitterness or harshness from the spirits of those that are looked upon as godly against the Saints; Especially such as heretofore have profest so much tenderness of conscience, and have suffered so much for the tenderness of their consciences because they could not do what they were enjoined to do, and now if they after they have gotten liberty to their own consciences should once come to be harsh and bitter against others that are godly, Oh how sad would this be unto God and unto his people! Oh let not Judah offend what ever Israel do.
1The force of this, Though Israel do thus, yet let not Judah offend, if it were applied unto us at this time, it would come to thus much, Though Prelates, though such as were superstitious and corrupt, though they were bitter against and did persecute my servants, yet let not such as have professed godliness, let not such as have been painful and conscionable Ministers, let not such whose consciences have been heretofore tender in many things, let not them offend in any bitterness in any harshness against their brethren; This will go more to Gods heart and to the heart of the Saints than any offences of any other that ever was heretofore. All the ⟨p. 181⟩persecutions of all the Prelates and Papists and of all your Popish Priests and such kind of men, they would not be the thousand part so much as any bitterness or harshness from the spirits of those that are looked upon as godly against the Saints; Especially such as heretofore have profest so much tenderness of conscience, and have suffered so much for the tenderness of their consciences because they could not do what they were enjoyned to do, and now if they after they have gotten liberty to their own consciences should once come to be harsh and bitter against others that are godly, Oh how sad would this be unto God and unto his people! Oh let not Judah offend what ever Israel do.