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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.
Ninthly, At Gilgal Elijah and Elisha came often, and there §9they prophesied as 2 King. 2.1. and chapter 4. verse 38. You see how famous Gilgal was, and yet though Gilg•l in these Nine particulars was such a famous place, God gives his people a charge that of all places they must not come to Gilgal. I will give you the reason of the prohibition by and by, only I must first cell you what Beth aven was.
Ninthly, At Gilgal Elijah and Elisha came often, and there §9they prophesied as 2 King. 2.1. and chapter 4. verse 38. You see how famous Gilgal was, and yet though Gilg•l in these Nine particulars was such a famo•s place, God gives his people a charge that of all places they must not come to Gilgal. I will give you the reason of the prohibition by and by, only I must first cell you what Beth aven was.
Beth-aven 1was no other than that Town which so often in Scripture was called Bethel, which Bethel signifies the house of God, and it had that name given unto it by Jacob upon Gods extraordinary appearing to him when he fled because of his brother Esau, Gen. 28. This place was before called Luz, and it had that name from the abundance of Almond trees which were there, which that word Luz signifies; but upon Gods appearing unto Jacob it changed the name and it is called Bethel, the house of God; And a very sweet Note2