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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 19
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.
Fourthly, When God discovers that to be worthless and vile §4which a man hath gloried most in; that causeth shame. So Idolaters that glory in their Idolatrous ways, the Lord in time will discover them to be base and vile and worthless things, for indeed they are all but poor apish and beggarly things, and they ate fitter to please children than God. God will discover this.
Fourthly, When God discovers that to be worthless and vile §4which a man hath gloried most in; that causeth shame. So Idolaters that glorie in their Idolatrous waies, the Lord in time will discover them to be base and vile and worthless things, for indeed they are all but poor apish and beggarlie things, and they ate fitter to please children than God. God will discover this.
If it be objected, Object. Oh but they seem not to be such poor and weak things, they seem to be more glorious and pompous a great deal than the ways of the true worshippers of God; The true worship of God in it self seems to be a poor and mean thing?
If it be objected, Object. Oh but they seem not to be such poor and weak things, they seem to be more glorious and pompous a great deal than the waies of the true worshipers of God; The true worship of God in it self seems to be a poor and mean thing?
The answer is, Answ. That the institution putteth a glory upon the ⟨p. 328⟩ways of worship; now they not having an institution upon them they are looked upon as apish and foolish and beggarly things. And then a word of promise and an engagement of Gods presence in his Ordinances puts an honour upon them which the ways of superstition have not.