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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.
And especially Governors that are in ways of superstition and Idolatry, and together with those ways shall give people liberty to satisfy their lusts, then they will cleave unto them indeed, as Jeroboam and the rest of the Princes did, they set up a false way of worship and together with that they gave liberty unto the people to satisfy their lusts, as appeared partly before and will further appear in this prophecy; And this was one special way by which they gained the hearts of the people to them in their false worship because they gave scope and liberty to their lusts. Let any Princes and Governors set up and countenance any false way of worship, and together with it give liberty to the people for the satisfying of their lusts and they will gain enow unto them, there is no cause to wonder that such Princes should have so many to cleave unto them, seeing the people know that by cleaving unto them they shall have liberty to enjoy their lusts. That is a second Note.
And especially Governours that are in waies of superstition and Idolatry, and together with those waies shall give people liberty to satisfie their lusts, then they will cleave unto them indeed, as Jeroboam and the rest of the Princes did, they set up a false way of worship and together with that they gave libety unto the people to satisfie their lusts, as appeared partly before and will further appear in this prophesie; And this was one special way by which they gained the hearts of the people to them in their false worship because they gave scope and liberty to their lusts. Let any Princes and Governors set up and countenance any false way of worship, and together with it give liberty to the people for the satisfying of their lusts and they will gain enow unto them, there is no cause to wonder that such Princes should have so many to cleave unto them, seeing the people know that by cleaving unto them they shall have liberty to enjoy their lusts. That is a second Note.
Thirdly, Ephraim is joined to Idols. 1] The word is [Greek or Hebrew] and it signifies in the Participle, Incantatus, such a kind of joining as your Enchanters in the ways of their conjuration join their unclean spirits to them, that is the propriety of the word; so Ephraim is joined to his Idols, cleaveth to his Idols, or (as some turn it) is glued to his Idols, and that unclean spirit that carries him on to the ways of Idolatry, he comes to be one with him; as it is said of Believers, that they are joined to the Lord Christ, and so they are one spirit; so Idolaters are joined to the Devil and are become one spirit, that is the meaning,