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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.
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 2The sins of such as are engaged unto God in Covenant, are sins of treachery. They are sins of a more deep dye than other mens sins are.
- 1Treachery against God, as our King Husband.
- 2Obs.
Other mens sins are transgressions against God, they are disobedience to the will of God; yea but they are not so properly treachery: but the sins of those that are engaged unto God in Covenant have another stamp put upon them than the sins of other men, their sins are treachery against God. And we know there is nothing accounted more vile amongst men than treachery;1 It is the highest expression of our indignation against a man that can be, to say, such a man, take heed of him, he is a treacherous man. Certainly the sins of those that have engaged themselves unto God, go nearer to the heart of God than any mens sins do else; they are more dishonourable to him, they provoke the eyes of His glory more than any sins whatsoever.
Other mens sins are transgressions against God, they are disobedience to the will of God; yea but they are not so properly treachery: but the sins of those that are engaged unto God in Covenant have another stamp put upon them than the sins of other men, their sins are treachery against God. And we know there is nothing accounted more vile amongst men than treachery;