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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 1
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.
Hear ye.] O Prophet (says Oecoloppdius upon the place) what is it thou hast to say that with so much earnestness thou ⟨p. 3⟩callest to have the word of the Lord heard; This is the solemn message of the Prophet to this people, The Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
Hear ye.] O Prophet (saies Oecoloppdius upon the place) what is it thou hast to say that with so much earnestness thou ⟨p. 3⟩callest to have the word of the Lord heard; This is the solemn message of the Prophet to this people, The Lord hath a controversie with the inhabitants of the land.
The word translated Controversy, signifies a debate,1 a contention, it comes of [Greek or Hebrew] Contendere vel privatim vel coram judice, to contend privately or to come before a Judge; sometimes a cause pleaded in Law. As Exod. 23.3. Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. That's the same word with this here, a Controversy. The Lord hath a cause to plead with this people, it is the controversy of the Lord; the Prophet stands up for God in his Name to plead against them, he pleads for the King, the King of Heaven: So should all faithful Ministers be sure they be on Gods side, pleading his cause; For all Ministers are Gods Sergeants at Law, his Attorneys, his Solicitors. The Kings Lawyers are sworn, they shall never plead against him, or take fee on the other side; And yet how many even in the exercise of their Ministry show that they have taken fee on other side! How do many plead against God, against his Sabbaths, against his Ordinances, yea, plead sometimes against the power of Godliness, against those things wherein the chief dignity & glory of God consists! sometimes perhaps pleading for them but pleading more against them at another time. The Devil hath not more cordial Solicitors and pleaders for him than those who would be accounted the Prophets of the Lord.