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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 17
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.
First, Ephraim is joined to Idols, Ephraim engaging himself §1in that way of false worship is now so in wrapped in that sin and guilt that he cannot tell how to get out, he is joined to it:1 As it is the way of Idolaters and the curse of God upon them, that when they are once got into that sin it is very hard ever to recover them out of it. Take heed Judah that you come not into it.
First, Ephraim is joyned to Idols, Ephraim engaging himself §1in that way of false worship is now so in wrapped in that sin and guilt that he cannot tel how to get out, he is joyned to it:1 As it is the way of Idolaters and the curse of God upon them, that when they are once got into that sin it is very hard ever to recover them out of it. Take heed Judah that you come not into it.
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Secondly, As he is joined so, being strongly set upon his §2Idols, so the Lord hath given him up to his Idols. There is this curse of God upon him to say, Let him alone. Oh Judah take heed what you do then. So that these words are brought in as two arguments to persuade Judah not to do as Israel hath done, and indeed all the remainder too of this Chapter is brought in this way.
Secondly, As he is joyned so, being strongly set upon his §2Idols, so the Lord hath given him up to his Idols. There is this curse of God upon him to say, Let him alone. Oh Judah take heed what you do then. So that these words are brought in as two arguments to perswade Judah not to do as Israel hath done, and indeed all the remainder too of this Chapter is brought in this way.