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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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Chapter 1 › Lecture 5: The Fifth LectureChapter 1 › Lecture 5: The Fift Lecture
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God having promised having promised there in the 10. ver. that in the latter days he would bring Judah & Israel together, and build them up at first: then in the 14. vers. Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will perform the good thing which I have promised unto the children of Israel, & to the house of Judah. What is that good thing that God had promised to the houses of Israel and Judah? That good thing (my brethren) is the building them up together as they were at first; that is the good thing. Behold how good & pleasant a thing it is for brethren to live together in unity: It is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments, as the dew of Hermon, & as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion, for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even […] the Churches of God where there is this […] here is God commanding blessing,1 that […] powerfully; cometh efficaciously, and blessing of ⟨p. 97⟩life, and life for evermore. O who would not then love union and peace in the Churches! Zach. 14. 9. The Lord shall be King over all the earth, in that day shall there be one Lord, & his name one. The Churches now, they have one Lord, they all acknowledge God & Christ to be their Lord, yea but this Lord hath not one name, though they all pretend to Christ, & that they will honour Christ, and set up Christ, yet this one Lord hath many names. But here it is prophesied that there shall be but one Lord, and his name shall be but one neither. And Zeph. 3. 9. Then will I turn to a people of a pure language that they may all call upon the name of the Lord & serve him with one consent. 2The word in the Original is, one shoulder; all the people of God shall have but one shoulder that they shall set to the service of God. O blessed time when they shall come so to be united as to have but one shoulder! And the greater will this blessing be of Judahs and Israels gathering together, if you consider these two things (I beseech you observe them) and I go no further then this very Scripture I am now opening to you.