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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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Again thirdly, When God cometh upon the wicked and denieth mercy, he regardeth not the proportion of any affliction or any evil, whether it be enough or not enough for them, what is that to him? When he cometh upon his own people he weigheth out his wrath. Never did any skilful Physician or Apothecary more carefully weigh out to every dram what the potion should be that is to be given to a child,1 then God doth weigh out every affliction that he sendeth upon his children. The difference is just as if you should go to the Apothecaries to take ratsbane to poison or kill vermin, you do not weigh out how much you should take, but give them it at adventure, and let them take as much as they will, and let them burst: but if you take any thing for your child, if it have any strong virtue in i•, or without composition, it may be poison, you will take heed, you will not take a dram, a grain too much, but will be sure to weigh it out exactly.
Again thirdly, When God commeth upon the wicked and denyeth mercie, he regardeth not the proportion of any affliction or any evill, whether it be enough or not enough for them, what is that to him? When hee cometh upon his own people he weigheth out his wrath. Never did any skilfull Physitian or Apothecary more carefully weigh out to every dram what the potion should be that is to be given to a child,1 then God doth weigh out every affliction that he sendeth upon his children. The difference is just as if you should goe to the Apothecaries to take ratsbane to poyson or kill vermine, you doe not weigh out how much you should take, but give them it at adventure, and let them take as much as they will, and let them burst: but if you take any thing for your child, if it have any strong vertue in i•, or without composition, it may be poison, you will take heed, you will not take a dram, a graine too much, but will be sure to weigh it out exactly.
- 1God proportions afflictions to his children, but not to the wicked.God proportions afflictions to his childdren, but not to the wicked.