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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 6
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.
They often change their duties, but they do not change their hearts. Many think, Well, I have done thus and thus, yea but if I shal ad to what I have done and do thus and thus, ⟨p. 404⟩then I shall prevail: whereas those that do their duties in obedience unto God, and go out of themselves and depend for their acceptance upon a higher sacrifice, upon Jesus Christ; these go on with much sweetness and quietness of spirit, though for the present they see not the thing performed which they aim at in their duties: their spirits are not in a hurry and in a distraction so as the spirits of others that depend upon their duties are. This is to be noted from the clause, They shall go; Cursitando, running up and down.
They shall go with their [flocks 1and herds.] He meaneth, with their sacrifices, but he gives them not the name of sacrifices, but only their flocks and herds, for they are not worthy of that name. From hence the Note is.
- 1with their flocks.
God contemneth the services of hypocrites, of superstitious and Idolatrous apostates.1
- 1Obs.