An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first…An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first…

We have a notable parallel to this Numb. 16. in the story of Corah, Dathan and Abiram, those murmurers, when they were but in a little strait, they come to Moses, and say, ver. 13. Why hast thou brought us up out of a land that floweth with milks and honey? What land was that, that Moses brought them up out of, that they said flowed with milk and honey? It was the land of Egypt, the land of their bondage• indeed they were promised a land of Canaan that should flow with milk and honey, and they put that upon the land of Egypt; though they had been in bondage and slavery in Egypt ⟨p. 185⟩and were now going to Canaan,¹ yet when they did but endure some trouble in the way, and had but some opposition, and were put to some straits, then Egypt was the Land that flowed with milk and honey, and who would come out of Egypt? So though God be bringing us to Canaan, to a blessed Land that floweth with milk and honey, yet because there are some straits in the way, some difficulties, some oppositions, that may cost us somewhat; now how do men cry out we were better before, you talk of Reformation and such and such things, but for our parts would we might have but what we had before, and be as quiet as we were then, why will you bring us out of a Land that floweth with milk and honey? Oh base murmuring and discontented spirits that forget what once they were, and rather prize the bondage they were in before, then are thankful for Gods present mercies.

VVe have a notable parallel to this Numb. 16. in the story of Corah, Dathan and Abiram, those murmurers, when they were but in a little strait, they come to Moses, and say, ver. 13. Why hast thou brought us up out of a land that floweth with milks and honey? What land was that, that Moses brought them up out of, that they said flowed with milke and honey? It was the land of Egypt, the land of their bondage• indeed they were promised a land of Canaan that should flowe with milke and honey, and they put that upon the land of Egypt; though they had been in bondage and slavery in Egypt ⟨p. 185⟩