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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.
But though this doth hint at the meaning of the words, yet I think it cannot be taken from the word Mispah, therefore as the word Tabor is taken properly, not appellatively, so I think is the word Mispah. Therefore we are to remember that both Mispah and Tabor were the names of two mountains that were in the land of Israel. Indeed the first signifies a Watch, and the other, Tabor, signifies a high place, and because it was a famous & high mountain it is called Tabor by way of eminency.
Now both these Mountains, Mispah and Tabor were very eminent among the people of Israel.1 Mispah, so Judg. 20.1. The children of Israel were gathered together unto the Lord in Mispah, an eminent place. It was that mountain where Laban and Jacob met Gen. 31.49. so some think it to be, and called Mispah by Laban, For (saith he) the Lord watch between me and •hee when we are absent one from another. That for the mountain, Mispah.
- 1Mispah.
1So Tabor, that was very ancient too, Psal. 89.12. Tabor and Hermon are joined together. Hermon was famous too, as C•nt. 4.8. Come with me from Lebanon my spouse, look from the tp f Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon: Therefore it is very ill turned in your metre in the Psalms, (as there are a great many