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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.
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, ⟨p. 392⟩low and mean. All your superstitious and Idolatrous people look thus upon the simplicity of the ways and worship of God.
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, ⟨p. 392⟩low and mean. All your superstitious and Idolatrous people look thus upon the simplicity of the waies and worship of God.
- 11. The despising the true worship of God.
1Secondly, And then there is pride in it in this, That a wretched worm should dare to presume to put more upon a creature than God hath ever done, to put more upon places than God and nature hath ever done. God hath made them thus and thus, but I will put them higher than God hath done, I will put an excellency, a spiritual excellency, a divine excellency upon them; for so Idolaters take upon themselves to do, and this is horrible pride.
- 12. They put more on the creature than God hath put. Places.