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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.
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 Congreg•ti•, Circumcisio pro Ci•cumcisis, 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 1hath it pro Speculatoribus, that is thus, you spread a net for the watchmen, you superstitious Priests, you house of the King, and you people generally, you spread a net for your faithful Watchmen, if you have any Watchmen that are more watchful than others you seek to ensnare them what you can. So they carry it.
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 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 (Speculor) from whence the word cometh signifies, and Speculatio they take to be for those for whom they should watch over, as Congregatio pro Congreg•ti•, Circumcisio pro Ci•cumcisis, 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 Speculatores but you have been Venatores & Aucupes, you have been fowlers and hunters of my people. Theodoret