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…

Yes (my brethren) it was many years.¹ and it is very observable that from the beginning of this Prophecy) which was in the end of the reign of Jeroboam) to the rulfilling of what was here threatened, to the ceasing of the Kingdom of the house of Israel, it was 76. years. For (as I reckoned the last day, to show the time of Hoseas Prophecy) from the end of Jeroboam here spoken of, ver. 1. unto the time of Hezekiah was 70. years, and in the 6. year of Hezekiah Israel was destroyed by the King of Assyria, and yet God saith here by Hosea (which was in the time of Jeroboam, for then was the beginning of Hoseas Prophecy, as ver. 1.) Yet a little while.

Yes (my brethren) it was many yeares.¹ and it is very observable that from the beginning of this Prophesie) which was in the end of the raign of Jeroboam) to the rulfilling of what was here threatned, to the ceasing of the Kingdome of the house of Israel, it was 76. years. For (as I reckoned the last day, to shew the time of Hoseas Prophesie) from the end of Jeroboam here spoken of, ver. 1. unto the time of Hezekiah was 70. yeares, and in the 6. yeare of Hezekiah Israel was destroyed by the King of Assyria, and yet God saith here by Hosea (which was in the time of Jeroboam, for then was the beginning of Hoseas Prophesie, as ver. 1.) Yet a little while.

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Seventy six years is but a little while in Gods account.¹ Sinners think either in ways of judgement or mercy, a little while to be a great while. If God do but defer mercy seven years, it is a great while in our account. We think our Parliament hath sate a long time; How long? almost two years. A great while! We think every day a great while, for that we would faint have but 76. years, yea a hundred, a thousand years are but as