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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.
Oh it should teach us to be willing to deny our selves in our own end• that we may promote the true worship of God; Use. for Idolaters will crouch, and bow, and deny themselves in their ends for the promoting of their Idolatry. There are many depths, many subtleties in their ways; their parts are employed to the utmost to maintain their superstition; And men that have strong parts and good wits, what a gloss are they able to put upon the worst things in the world!1 If there be any ability in any parts or strong wit that the Devil can assist them withal he shall be employed in putting of glosses upon their false ways of worship; and so they grow deep. The Scripture telleth us of the depths of Satan, Rev. 2.24. Satan in his instruments hath deep policies and doth go beyond many poor weak and simple people. And sometime we have in Scripture expressed, the devices of Satan, 2 Cor. 2.11. [Greek or Hebrew] the reasonings of Satan. And then the methods •f the Devil, Eph. 6.11. [Greek or Hebrew] the deep policies of the Devil; and in nothing more exercised than in the maintenance of the ways of false worship;2 There they appear with their gravity and profound learning (seeming profound learning) to countenance this their way of false worship. This was just the way of Idolaters at these times, they were grown profound in thi• their way.
Oh it should teach us to be willing to deny our selves in our own end• that we may promote the true worship of God; Use. for Idolaters will crouch, and bow, and deny themselves in their ends for the promoting of their Idolatry. There are many depths, many subtilties in their waies; their parts are imploied to the utmost to maintain their superstition; And men that have strong parts and good wits, what a glosse are they able to put upon the worst things in the world!