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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…
An exposition of the prophecy of Hosea begun in divers lectures upon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughs.An exposition of the prophesie of Hosea begun in divers lectures vpon the first three chapters, at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jer. Burroughes.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1652
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The Church of God is in it self Gods garden, a garden enclosed, and so it is called Cant. 4. 12. As a garden enclosed is my sister, my Spouse. It is the place of Gods delight, not a place for beasts to come into, but enclosed, they are to be kept out of it; a place where very precious fruits do grow, that are very pleasing to God,1 a place that hath the dew, the showers of Gods blessing, the dew of Hermon, the dew that descendeth upon the mountains of Zion, there God commandeth his blessing, even life for evermore. But now she must come to be a wilderness.
The Church of God is in it selfe Gods garden, a garden inclosed, and so it is called Cant. 4. 12. As a garden inclosed is my sister, my Spouse. It is the place of Gods delight, not a place for beasts to come into, but inclosed, they are to be kept out of it; a place where very precious fruits doe grow, that are very pleasing to God,1 a place that hath the dew, the showers of Gods blessing, the dew of Hermon, the dew that descendeth upon the mountains of Zion, there God commandeth his blessing, even life for evermore. But now she must come to be a wildernesse.
For first, the hedge, the pale, the wall of Gods protection shall be taken away from her, and she shall be laid open, liable for all wild beasts to come in and to devour her. They loved liberty, and were loth to be enclosed, though it were in Gods garden, though it was with the pale & wall of Gods protection; Well, seeing you will have liberty, you shall have liberty, and this pale and wall of my garden shall be taken away, and your condition shall be like the condition of the beasts in the wilderness.