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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 5 › 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.
He begins here with the Priests, Hear O ye Priests.] They were the principal cause of all the evil; first of the evil of sin, and then of the evil of punishment, and therefore he begineth with them. They are called Priests, not that they were true Priests, for they were not of the tribe of Levi, 1but they were so reputed to be. The Priests have usually been the causes of all the wickedness in, and judgments on a Nation. Jer. 23.15. Profaneness is gone throughout the Land, from the Prophet and the Priests. Multitude of Scriptures are evident before us that lays the evil of Nations upon Priests. And hath it not been so with us? and is it not so at this day?2 There was never a more filthy sink of scandalous superstitious Priests in a Kingdom than of late amongst us, as hath begun and will yet further appear unto you. There hath been an accusation against our Parliament, that orthodox, grave, godly Divines have been put out of their livings;3 I suppose you begin to see what those grave, orthodox, godly Divines were that were put out, under evident and plain proofs it is made known to the world to the satisfaction of them, and you have but the beginning of it, you will have a great deal more afterward. Hear ye Priests:
He begins here with the Priests, Hear O ye Priests.] They were the principal cause of all the evil; first of the evil of sin, and then of the evil of punishment, and therefore he begineth with them. They are called Priests, not that they were true Priests, for they were not of the tribe of Levi, 1but they were so reputed to be. The Priests have usually been the causes of all the wickedness in, and judgments on a Nation. Jer. 23.15. Prophaness is gone throughout the Land, from the Prophet and the Priests. Multitude of Scriptures are evident before us that layes the evil of Nations upon Priests. And hath it not been so with us? and is it not so at this day?