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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Chapter 1 › Lecture 1: The First LECTURE.Chapter 1 › Lecture 1: The First LECTVRE.
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The words tells us plainly, The word of the Lord came to Hosea. It was the word of Jehovah. It is a great argument to obedience to know it is the word of the Lord that is spoken. When men set reason against reason, and judgment against judgment, and opinion against opinion, it prevails not: but when they see the authority of God in the Word, then the heart and conscience yieldeth. Therefore however you may look upon the instruments that bring it, or open it to you, as your equals or inferiors, yet know there is an authority in the Word that is above you all: It is the word of the Lord.
The words tells us plainly, The word of the Lord came to Hosea. It was the word of Iehovah. It is a great argument to obedience to know it is the word of the Lord that is spoken. When men set reason against reason, and judgment against judgment, and opinion against opinion, it prevails not: but vvhen they see the authority of God in the Word, then the heart and conscience yeeldeth. Therefore hovvever you may look upon the instruments that bring it, or open it to you, as your equalls or inferiours, yet knovv there is an authority in the Word that is above you al: It is the word of the Lord.
And this word of the Lord, it came to Hosea. Mark the phrase, Hosea did not go for the word of the Lord, but the word of the Lord came to him:1 he sought it not, but it came to him, factum fuit verbum, so are the words, the word of the Lord came, or was made into him, was put into him. Such a kind of phrase you have in the new Testament, John 10. 35. If he called them Gods unto whom the word of God came; 2that is, to whom the commission came, to put them in the place wherein they were. So the word of the Lord came to Hosea. The knowledge of a call to a work, will help a man through the difficulties of the work. One of the notablest Texts of Scripture to encourage a man to that work to which he sees he is clearly called,