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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.
Mark,1 God passeth not judgment but he gives the cause for it. Men are rash and they will pass judgment upon such and such that they know not: When you come sometimes into a Tavern or Inn, or into a Shop you shall hear men railing upon such and such, Ask them, do you know them? No: What have they done? they know not neither, only there is a general noise of them that such men do thus and thus disturb the peace of the Kingdom. But in this they deal not righteously. God he passeth nor judgment but he gives a full and sufficient cause why he doth it; You have been a snare saith he on Mispah and a net spread upon Tabor.
Mark,1 God passeth not judgment but he gives the cause for it. Men are rash and they will pass judgment upon such and such that they know not: When you come sometimes into a Tavern or Inn, or into a Shop you shall hear men railing upon such and such, Ask them, do you know them? No: What have they done? they know not neither, only there is a generall noise of them that such men do thus and thus disturb the peace of the Kingdom. But in this they deal not righteously. God he passeth nor judgment but he gives a full and sufficient cause why he doth it; You have been a snare saith he on Mispah and a net spread upon Tabor.
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There is much of the mind of God in these words. Some ⟨p. 346⟩take that first, Mispah, appellatively pr•speculatione, you have been a snare upon the watch, for so [Greek or Hebrew] (Speculor) from whence the word cometh signifies, and Speculatio they take to be for those for whom they should watch over, as Congregatio pro Congregti, Circumcisio pro Cicumcisis, so Speculatio pro Custoditis: As it God should charge them thu, You should have been Watch men you Priests and you of the Kings house, but you have been a net to ensnare them, you should have been Speculators but you have been Venatores & Aucupes, you have been fowlers and hunters of my people. Theodoret