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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.
But (though I think the holy Ghost hath a reference to divers of the things) the main and principal scope of the holy Ghost in this word I take to be this, according as you have it in your translations, They are grown profound; that is, They are very subtle in their ways of idolatry, they lay their snares deep.
But (though I think the holy Ghost hath a reference to divers of the things) the main and principal scope of the holy Ghost in this word I take to be this, according as you have it in your translations, They are grown profound; that is, They are very subtil in their waies of idolatry, they lay their snares deep.
We spake before of the snares of Idolaters; now here the holy Ghost chargeth them for being profound, that is, They are subtle, they lay their snares very deep: As fowlers and hunters (to follow the metaphor) they will go into low places and into ditches, that so they may deceive the fowls, and that the birds may not perceive them: So the Holy Ghost here follows this metaphor:1 they are content to go deep, they are deep in their plots, they will deny themselves in any thing almost, and will be content to lie very low so be it they may further their own ends. You find it in many great Promoters of superstition and idolatry, they will crouch and seem to be ⟨p. 357⟩very affable and courteous to gain people,2 and in many things deny themselves, and all to further their own ends. Thus they are profound in their subtlety; according to that expression we have in Psal. 10.9, 10. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, 3he doth catch the poor when he draweth him into his net; he croucheth and humbleth himself that thee poor may fall.