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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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You see what the valley of Jezreel is, & the meaning of it. But why will God break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel?
You see what the valley of Iezreel is, & the meaning of it. But why will God breake the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel?
There are these two reasons for it. 1. Because God would deal with this people of Israel, as Judges deal with Malefactors; they will hang them up there where the fact was committed, as we see some hanged up in Chains near to the City, at or about the place where their villainy ⟨p. 38⟩was done. So in Jezreel was shed the blood of Jezebel, and the blood of the 70. sons of Ahab, and the blood of Jehoram, and there will God break the bow.
There are these two reasons for it. 1. Because God would deale with this people of Israel, as Judges deale with Malefactors; they will hang them up there where the fact was committed, as wee see some hanged up in Chains neer to the City, at or about the place where their villany ⟨p. 38⟩was done. So in Jezreel was shed the blood of Jezebel, and the blood of the 70. sons of Ahab, and the blood of Jehoram, and there will God break the bow.
Hence it is that guilty consciences are many times afraid to go near to the places where they have committed wickedness, because their consciences will fly in their faces, for fear God should come upon them in the place where the fact was done.
Hence it is that guilty consciences are many times afraid to goe neere to the places where they have committed wickedness, because their consciences will fly in their faces, for feare God should come upon them in the place where the fact was done.