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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 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.
There is a secret pride, and a witnessing pride. Isa. 3.9. The show of their countenance doth wi ness against them, 1and they declare their sin like Sodom; they manifest it outwardly in their very countenance: It is taken from harlots, some harlots that are at first departed from their husbands, they keep things very secretly, and you shall perceive them very demure in their countenance, but at length they come to be bold and impudent in their filthiness, and you may perceive adultery in their very countenance; and they witness apparently in their words and countenances what the wickedness of their hearts is.2 As that sin of adultery, so almost all sins are witnessed where pride is discovered. No sin disgraceth men more than pride, and that is the curse of God upon this sin; pride seeks for the greatest honour to a man, and there is nothing that doth more dishonour him; Why? because pride doth testify that there is a woeful deal of evil in that mans heart. As I will instance a little.
There is a secret pride, and a witnessing pride. Isa. 3.9. The shew of their countenance doth wi ness against them, 1and they declare their sin like Sodom; they manifest it outwardly in their very countenance: It is taken from harlots, some harlots that are at first departed from their husbands, they keep things very secretly, and you shal perceive them very demure in their countenance, but at length they come to be bold and impudent in their filthiness, and you may perceive adultery in their very countenance; and they witness apparantly in their words and countenances what the wickedness of their hearts is.2 As that sin of adultery, so almost all sins are witnessed where pride is discovered. No sin disgraceth men more than pride, and that is the curse of God upon this sin; pride seeks for the greatest honor to a man, and there is nothing that doth more dishonor him; Why? because pride doth testifie that there is a woful deal of evil in that mans heart. As I will instance a little.