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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.
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.
The answer is, Answ. That the institution putteth a glory upon the ⟨p. 328⟩waies of worship; now they not having an institution upon them they are looked upon as apish and foolish and beggarlie things. And then a word of promise and an engagement of Gods presence in his Ordinances puts an honor upon them which the waies of superstition have not.
1It is good for those who have been guilty in this kind of superstitious ways of worship, even to prevent God by casting shame upon themselves; for if they do not, God will cast shame upon them, he will make them to be ashamed. That is our best way, to come in and to prevent God and to lie down in our shame, to take shame unto our own souls & to lie down therein. God knows how we have defiled our selves, even all of us, in ways of superstitious worship; and the truth is, God is casting shame upon all those ways at this day, and doth cast shame upon them. Happy are those that before these times did take shame to their own souls for all their defilements in the ways of false worship. Howsoever, before God doth yet further force it upon us it will be our wisdom to take shame to ourselves.