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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 4
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Expos. 2 But rather thus, The spirit of whoredoms: A violent inclination of spirit unto uncleanness, to spiritual and bodily uncleanness, that they have got by custom. We have had this phrase before, in Chap. 4.11. The spirit of fornication; that impetus of spirit, that violent inclination of spirit. So then, saith the Prophet, they will not turn unto the Lord, for there is a violent inclination of spirit, an impetus with which they are carried on in the ways of wickedness, but there is little ⟨p. 387⟩hope of turning them unto God. The spirit of whoredoms, that is, that efficacy that there is in that wicked disposition of their hearts that carries them on so violently. In 2 Thes. 2.11.1 the Scripture saith, that because men love not the truth the Lord gives them up unto the efficacy of error; God (saith he) for this cause shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a lye; so it is in your translations, but the words, [Greek or Hebrew], signify the greatest active efficacy of errors, to carry on with the greatest strength unto error that possibly may be. We find sometimes men that are carried on to erroneous opinions, and come to speak with them about them, and you shall perceive such an impetus of spirit, such an efficacy of the error in them,2 that it doth so hurry on their hearts, that they cannot with a, ny calmness, with any quietness of spirit hearken unto any thing that may take them off from their error. That's a spirit of error, God gives them up to the efficacy, the spirit, the activity, the power of error, to believe a lye.
Expos. 2 But rather thus, The spirit of whoredoms: A violent inclination of spirit unto uncleanness, to spiritual and bodily uncleanness, that they have got by custom. We have had this phrase before, in Chap. 4.11. The spirit of fornication; that impetus of spirit, that violent inclination of spirit. So then, saith the Prophet, they will not turn unto the Lord, for there is a violent inclination of spirit, an impetus with which they are carried on in the waies of wickedness, but there is little ⟨p. 387⟩