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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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My brethren this is a good and comely sight in a gracious eye to see multitudes come in & to flock to Christ and to his Ordinances. It is true indeed, the spirit of Antichrist that is in many makes them that they cannot look upon his but with a malevolent eye, and their hearts do vex, and rage, and fiet at this, as much as at any thing, they love scattering of them up and down, but to see people come flocking to Ordinances, to see multitudes come in and join themselves to Christ, this they cannot endure.
My brethren this is a good and consely sight in a gracious eye to see multitudes come in & to flock to Christ and to his Ordinances. It is true indeed, the spirit of Antichrist that is in many makes them that they cannot look upon his but with a malevolent eye, and their hearts do vexe, and rage, and fiet at this, as much as at any thing, they love scattering of them up and downe, but to see people come flocking to Ordinances, to see multitudes come in and joyne themselves to Christ, this they cannot endure.
The same malicious spirit that was against Christ, that we read of in the Acts of the Apostles, yea, and in the Gospel too, we find it still in such kind of men. Mark that Text, Act. 13. 44, 45. There it is said that almost the whole City came together to hear the word of God, to hear a Sermon. Now the Pharisees when they saw the multitude they were filled with envy: Why what hurt was there done? They saw no hurt done, but merely saw the multitude, and they speak against those things that were spoken by Paul contradicting and blaspheming: When they saw the multitude, they could have borne it otherwise.
The same malicious spirit that was against Christ, that we reade of in the Acts of the Apostles, yea, and in the Gospel too, wee finde it still in such kinde of men. Marke that Text, Act. 13. 44, 45. There it is said that almost the whole Cittie came together to hear the word of God, to heare a Sermon. Now the Pharises when they saw the multitude they were filled with envie: Why what hurt was there done? They saw no hurt done, but meerely saw the multitude, and they speake against those things that were spoken by Paul contradicting and blaspeming: When they saw the multitude, they could have borne it otherwise.