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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.
Expos. 2 Or secondly, The word [making slaughter] God useth not only to show the contempt He hath of all their sacrifices, but by that He doth secretly insinuate the cruelty of the Priests and of the Princes to those that would not yield unto their Idolatries, their grievous persecution of them, even unto blood. They are profound (saith God) they are grown deep in their Idolatry, they are grown to the depth of malice, so as their hearts are enraged against those that will not do as they do, even unto blood; no matter what becomes of them, no matter if they were all hanged, a company of precise and scrupulous fools, that pretend conscience, and do nothing else but trouble the State, Doth not Jeroboam and the Counsel command these things? The Kingdom can never be well till it be rid of them.
Expos. 2 Or secondly, The word [making slaughter] God useth not only to shew the contempt He hath of all their sacrifices, but by that He doth secretly insinuate the cruelty of the Priests and of the Princes to those that would not yeild unto their Idolatries, their grievous persecution of them, even unto blood. They are profound (saith God) they are grown deep in their Idolatry, they are grown to the depth of malice, so as their hearts are enraged against those that will not do as they do, even unto blood; no matter what becomes of them, no matter if they were all hanged, a company of precise and scrupulous fools, that pretend conscience, and do nothing else but trouble the State, Doth not Jeroboam and the Councel command these things? The Kingdom can never be well till it be rid of them.
Though I have been a rebuker of them all.] Though I have been an instructor, or corrector so the word may be turned as well as a rebuker. And have been, or am, or will be, you may put it which way you will, it is not in the Text, neither have been, nor am,1 nor will, but, Though I a rebuker, Eruditor, Corrector of them all. As if God should say, they cannot plead ignorance, indeed were it that they never had any means, then they might have some pretence for what they do, but I have been an instructor and rebuker of them all.