A77979:813
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.
O the pride of mens hearts witnesseth much against them. I remember I have read in Bede a story of a Synod, an Assembly of Divines that were in England, 1in the time of Austin that was then Bishop of Canterbury; And they assembling together they go to a holy man, an Anchorite, to advise with him whether they should yield to what Austin did impose upon them? ⟨p. 396⟩(who was then the Arch Bishop) This holy man answereth §1them, If he be a man of God yield unto him, if not stand out against him. They reply, A man of God? How shall we know that, whether he be a man of God or no? He answers, §2If he be humble; for Jesus Christ saith, Learn of me, for I am meek and humble in heart: if he be an humble man, he is a man of God saith he, and then learn of him. But how §3shall we know that say they? He answers, You shall perceive it by his behaviour; when he i• come to the place of assembly, let him be there before you, if you perceive him to beh•ve himself churlishly, imperiously, proudly, not so much as to rise to you, to give no respect to you, then take it for granted that he is a proud man and reject what he imposeth; but if he behave himself meekly, humbly, and lowly to you, then regard what he saith. So when they came to the Assembly, Austin he sitteth in his chair in a proud imperious way and would not stir to any of them: upon that they rejected whatsoever he said, for according to the counsel of that holy man, his pride did witness to his face that he had a vile and a wicked heart and did not come unto them in the Name of Christ.
O the pride of mens hearts witnesseth much against them. I remember I have read in Beda a story of a Synod, an Assembly of Divines that were in England, 1in the time of Austin that was then Bishop of Canterbury; And they assembling together they go to a holy man, an Anchorite, to advise with him whether they should yeild to what Austin did impose upon them? ⟨p. 396⟩