A77979:904
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 7
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.
The word that is here translated, Dealing treacherously, 1signifies Perfide agere, to deal perfidiously, they have been perfideous.
The word that is here translated, Dealing treacherously, 1signifies Perfide agere, to deal perfideously, they have been perfideous.
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And it signifies likewise, Decipere, they deal deceitfully. And it signifies especially that fraudulent dealing that there §3is in breaking of covenants (that's the propriety of the word) and it is often applied unto men breaking of covenant with their wives, as in Mal. 2.14, 15.
And I find Luther translate it, they have contemned the Lord, (and so according to some it is divers times translated, Sperno, to contemn God) And from thence Luther hath this note. What (saith he) do they seek the Lord with their flocks and herds and yet despise God how can this stand together? They seem as if they would honour God exceeding much, yet here they are charged for contemning and despising God? He answereth it to this effect. Whatsoever men pretend (saith he) in honouring of God, yet if they do not obey and keep to his word, and that especially in the way of His Worship, these are guilty of contemning and despising God. We may be plentiful in outward services, and yet in the mean time our hearts despise God, despise the Authority and Majesty of God.