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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.
I find diver• of the Ancients have other interpretations of these word•; I will not spend further time in telling you what those are, because I think already we have had the meaning of the holy Ghost in these words; therefore we will pass on. They are profound,
I find diver• of the Anci•nts have other intepretations of these word•; I will not spend further time in telling you what those are, because I think already we have had the meaning of the holy Ghost in these words; therefore we will pass on. They are profound,
To make slaughter] To make slaughter! what doth God intend by these words? By these he doth express their way of superstition and false worship. He meaneth by their making Expos. 1 slaughter, their sacrifices unto their Idols, and so by the sacrifice• which was the principal part of their false worship he m•aneth all their false worship they were deep in all their false worship, naming the chief for the rest.
But why doth He call their Sacrifices, making slaughter.