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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.
Ephraim is joined to Idols] Ephraim, why Ephraim was dead long ago, Ephraim was one of the Patriarchs, the child of a Patriarch at least, he was the grand-child of Jacob, and he had a great blessing upon him, Gen. 48.20. In thee shall Israel bless, and shall say, God make thee like Ephraim. Ephraim had a special blessing upon him, such a blessing as that the rest of the Tribes should say, God bless thee, and make thee like Ephraim (for Josephs tribe was in Ephraim and Mannasses:) and yet now it is said, that Ephraim is joined to Idols.
Ephraim is joyned to Idols] Ephraim, why Ephraim was dead long ago, Ephraim was one of the Patriarches, the child of a Patriarch at least, he was the grand-child of Jacob, and he had a great blessing upon him, Gen. 48.20. In thee shall Israel bless, and shall say, God make thee like Ephraim. Ephraim had a special blessing upon him, such a blessing as that the rest of the Tribes should say, God bless thee, and make thee like Ephraim (for Josephs tribe was in Ephraim and Mannasses:) and yet now it is said, that Ephraim is joyned to Idols.
Why Ephraim?
Because that the chief of the ten Tribes that were now joined to Idols were the children of Ephraim, 1for Ephraim and Mannasses stood in stead of Joseph, that Patriarch, and the children I say of Ephraim were those that were joined to Idols, which were the chief of the ten Tribes. From whence the first Note is this. That