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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 2
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.
The revolters.] The Apostates, those who once worshipped me according unto what I required in the way of true worship; But they are revolted. The brand of a Revolter is an ignominious brand; Especially when God himself chargeth this upon any; Once you were thus and thus forward in the ways of God, but you are revolted, you are an apostates; there can be on blacker brand upon a people, upon a man than this is,1 he is an apostate, a revolter. We must understand this their revolting especially in reference to their falling off from the true worship of God to their Idolatry: And so the next words.
The revolters.] The Apostates, those who once worshiped me according unto what I required in the way of true worship; But they are revolted. The brand of a Revolter is an ignominious brand; Especially when God himself chargeth this upon any; Once you were thus and thus forward in the waies of God, but you are revolted, you are an apostates; there can be on blacker brand upon a people, upon a man than this is,1 he is an apostate, a revolter. We must understand this their revolting especially in reference to their falling off from the true worship of God to their Idolatry: And so the next words.
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1They are profound.] Profunda verunt, they are grown very deep in this their way of Idolatry. At first they began but with a little, but by degrees they are grown into the very depth. When men begin in the ways of Idolatry they know not whether they shall sink. They think perhaps at first to go but thus far and thus far, but before they are aware they are sunk into the very depth.
1They are profound.] Profunda verunt, they are grown very deep in this their way of Idolatry. At first they began but with a little, but by degrees they are grown into the very depth. When men begin in the waies of Idolatry they know not whether they shall sink. They think perhaps at first to go but thus far and thus far, but before they are aware they are sunk into the very depth.