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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 7
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That is a further aggravation, that they have not only sinned themselves, but they have sought to propagate their sin and ⟨p. 424⟩their wickedness: For it might otherwise be said, It is true, Israel hath sinned very grievous against the Lord, but may there not be hope of another generation coming on? No, for they bring up their children in the same way of superstition, Idolatry and wickedness that they themselves walk in. That is the meaning, They have begotten strange children; they should beget children unto God, but they beget them unto Idols, and so this wickedness, this treachery against God is propagated from one generation to another, there is a succession of it; as are the old so are the young.
That is a further agravation, that they have not only sinned themselves, but they have sought to propagate their sin and ⟨p. 424⟩their wickedness: For it might otherwise be said, It is true, Israel hath sinned very grievous against the Lord, but may there not be hope of another generation coming on? No, for they bring up their children in the same way of superstition, Idolatry and wickedness that they themselves walk in. That is the meaning, They have begotten strange children; they should beget children unto God, but they beget them unto Idols, and so this wickedness, this treachery against God is propagated from one generation to another, there is a succession of it; as are the old so are the young.
When any draw others to evil ways, they are said in Scripture to make them children of the Devil, to beget them as children of the Devil. Mat. 23.15. Ye compass Sea and Land to make one Proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of the Devil than your selves, you beget him to the Devil. So parents, first by way of natural generation they beget children to themselves, and then by educating their children in ways of wickedness they beget them the second time to the Devil.