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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 5
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.
Idolaters are proud men, and Idolatry is a proud sin.1
- 1Obs. Idolaters proud men.Obs. Id•laters proud men.
For that is the scope of the Prophet here, chiefly to rebuke them for their false worship; though he speaks of other sins yet that is the main; O the pride of Israel doth testify to his face; Israel they will have their own way of worship and forsake God, O proud hearts that they have! Idolatry is a proud sin. In all disobedience against God there is much pride: pride is not only in clothes and in fine things, but in disobedience against God, there is the pride of the heart; And as in all sin there is pride, so in a more peculiar manner in the sin of Idolatry. As,
For that is the scope of the Prophet here, chiefly to rebuke them for their false worship; though he speaks of other sins yet that is the main; O the pride of Israel doth testifie to his face; Israel they will have their own way of worship and forsake God, O proud hearts that they have! Idolatry is a proud sin. In all disobedience against God there is much pride: pride is not only in cloathes and in fine things, but in disobedience against God, there is the pride of the heart; And as in all sin there is pride, so in a more peculiar manner in the sin of Idolatry. As,
First, Idolaters in their way,1 they look upon the true worship of God as a mean thing, as a thing below them, beneath them. Oh their way of worship is the pompous, brave, and gallant way; but for the true worship of God that is poor,