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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.
Children that are wicked they are great disgraces and dishonours unto their parents. 1Ephraim that was dead long before suffers dishonour by his children that are now joined to Idols. Use. Let children out of reverence and respect to their parents take heed what they do.
Children that are wicked they are great disgraces and dishonors unto their parents. 1Ephraim that was dead long before suffers dishonor by his children that are now joyned to Idols. Use. Let children out of reverence and respect to their parents take heed what they do.
- 1Obs. 1.
Secondly, All the ten Tribes were joined to Idols, why then Exposit. 2 is Ephraim named rather than any of the other? The reason is this, because that Jeroboam and the Princes were all of the tribe of Ephraim, and therefore all is put upon them. He doth not say the ten Tribes are joined to Idols, but Ephraim is, because indeed the Idolatry of all the other nine Tribes was from the Idolatry of Jeroboam and the Princes that were of the Tribe of Ephraim. From whence another Note is this, That,
Secondly, All the ten Tribes were joined to Idols, why then Exposit. 2 is Ephraim named rather than any of the other? The reason is this, because that Jeroboam and the Princes were all of the tribe of Ephraim, and therefore all is put upon them. He doth not say the ten Tribes are joyned to Idols, but Ephraim is, because indeed the Idolatry of all the other nine Tribes was from the Idolatry of Jeroboam and the Princes that were of the Tribe of Ephraim. From whence another Note is this, That,