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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 are content to go with all their flocks and their herds to seek after God; thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of oil, any thing to offer up unto God, but mark, it is in this, their own way of worship, and whatsoever is mens own that they will be abundant in their worship, but what is Gods that they will be scant enough in;1 as might be again instanced in in regard of setting of days apart for God.
They are content to go with all their flocks and their herds to seek after God; thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of oyl, any thing to offer up unto God, but mark, it is in this, their own way of worship, and whatsoever is mens own that they will be abundant in their worship, but what is Gods that they will be scant enough in;1 as might be again instanced in in regard of setting of daies apart for God.
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1Natural conscience telleth us that when we have to do with God in our services, that great things are suitable to a great God. Your Papists,2 in times of straights, they have a kind of praying that they appoint for forty hours together; but it is in their own way, they will be abundant enough in that. Many of you think much to spend a quarter of an hour in a morning or in an evening in seeking God in your families;3 when superstitious and Idolatrous people are abundant in those services, in seeking God in their own way.