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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 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.
But for the words Themselves, and first in that proper signification Expos. 1 of them. [They have dealt treacherously;] the meaning is, they make a great deal of show of Religion, but it is only for their own ends, and under that show of Religion they do that which dishonoureth me, they betray my glory. Here is treacherous dealing indeed, treachery against the God of Heaven; these are treacherous spirits, to make profession of Religion, to make protestations, to make any use they can of Religion, so far as it will suit with their own turns, but when it will serve their turns no longer, to cast it off; yea if it prove cross to them, to persecute it. This is treachery against God in a high degree.
But for the words Themselves, and first in that proper signification Expos. 1 of them. [They have dealt trecherously;] the meaning is, they make a great deal of shew of Religion, but it is only for their own ends, and under that shew of Religion they do that which dishonoreth me, they betray my glory. Here is treacherous dealing indeed, treachery against the God of Heaven; these are treacherous spirits, to make profession of Religion, to make protestations, to make any use they can of Religion, so far as it wil sute with their own turns, but when it will serve their turns no longer, to cast it off; yea if it prove cross to them, to persecute it. This is trerchery against God in a high degree.
Again, Treacherous, in that they break their Covenant Expos. 2 with God: that is the special treachery here intended, they have broken that Covenant in which they were engaged.1 They did give up themselves to be the Lords, O but they have basely forsaken the Lord and dealt treacherously with him. So that this treachery relateth either to the Oath of allegiance unto God as our King, or to the Covenant that we make with ⟨p. 420⟩him as our Husband. And from thence Note, That 2