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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 4 › Verse 1
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.
Secondly, It is not only that we will turn again to bondage, but this is out of a spirit of enmity against the yoke of Jesus Christ. This is the very ground and bottom of it, in a great part of the Kingdom, whatsoever yoke they have upon them they are resolved they will not have the yoke of Christ out of a spirit of enmity against the Godly party, who desire and endeavour Reformation.
Secondly, It is not only that we wil turn again to bondage, but this is out of a spirit of enmitie against the yoke of Jesus Christ. This is the very ground and bottom of it, in a great part of the Kingdom, whatsoever yoke they have upon them they are resolved they will not have the yoke of Christ out of a spirit of enmity against the Godly party, who desire and endeavor Reformation.
At the beginning of this Parliament, when we began to have hopes of some liberty and reformation, Oh what a joy was there generally in the Kingdom! all men agreed together; but when those that were wicked and carnal began to see that their godly neighbours rejoiced & that they blessed God for ⟨p. 11⟩what was done that they had their minds; now they turn out of a spirit of malice against them, rather than they shall rejoice, rather than they shall have their minds, we will turn back again to the bondage we were in before, and we will stand and oppose that which heretofore we rejoiced in. Certainly here is the very ground of so much contradiction as there is at this day; They have therefore turned Malignants against that Cause which a man would wonder that ever rational men should be against; But there is a spirit of malice against Christ and his Ordinances, fearing a reformation; they would have their lusts, and they think if reformation come they should not have them with that liberty they have had; here is the very reason that the Gentry and others in the country are opposite; Surely God hath a controversy with us.
At the beginning of this Parliament, when we began to have hopes of some liberty and reformation, Oh what a joy was there generally in the Kindom! all men agreed together; but when those that were wicked and carnal began to see that their godly neighbours rejoyced & that they blessed God for