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…

But to come to what I brought this in for. The Christians were wonderfully increased at this time. Now we know this is the point; We are to rejoice when the Church is increased, and to esteem it as the great blessing of God when they are made as the sand upon the sea-shore. There is an admirable place for this in Psal. 72. where there is a large prophecy made of the Kingdom of Christ and of his Glory in this particular, ver. 8. He shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the end of the earth, then ver. 11. All Kings shall fall down before him, and all Nations shall serve him: and ver. 17. His name shall endure for ever, and shall continue as long as the sun, and men shall be blessed in him, all Nations shall call him blessed. Now mark upon this, how the Saints rejoice and bless God, ⟨p. 82⟩What shall all Nations come in and serve Christ? shall there come multitudes in and join with the Church?¹ Oh blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel who only doth wondrous things, and blessed be his glorious name for ever and ever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory, Amen & Amen saith the Church of God then, let all the Saints send forth their echo. Amen, yea and Amen to this, that all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Christ, this is that they are affected with, this is that they desire much, as if they should say, this is a blessed thing indeed.

But to come to what I brought this in for. The Christians were wonderfully encreased at this time. Now we know this is the point; We are to rejoyce when the Church is increased, and to esteeme it as the great blessing of God when they are made as the sand upon the sea-shore. There is an admirable place for this in Psal. 72. where there is a large prophesie made of the Kingdome of Christ and of his Glory in this particular, ver. 8. He shal have dominion from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the end of the earth, then ver. 11. All Kings shall fall downe before him, and all Nations shall serve him: and ver. 17. His name shall endure for ever, and shall continue as long as the sunne, and men shall be blessed in him, all Nations shall call him blessed. Now marke upon this, how the Saints rejoyce and bless God,