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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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There is a great deal of difference between the scattering of the Saints,1 and the scattering of the wicked: When God scatters the Saints, he scatters them that they may be gathered; when he scatters the wicked, he scatters them that he may destroy them, Psal. 68. 1. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: How scattered? As smoke is driven away; so drive them away. Smoke you know is driven away and scattered, so as it comes to nothing. Psal. 144. 6. Cast forth lightning and scatter them, shoot out thine Arrows and destroy them. This is the scattering of the wicked: but as for the Saints, they may be scattered, but it is to spread abroad the gospel by them in the world. Acts 8. 4. The Text saith, They that were scattered abroad by reason of the persecution of Saul, went every where preaching the word: but within a while our God shall come and all his Saints with him, and he will gather together the out-casts of Israel, with abundance of mercy: so Micah. 46. In that day saith the Lord, I will gather her that is driven out & her that I have afflicted; and Isaiah, 54. 7. For a time, for a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies I will gather thee. God will gather his people with great mercies. God hath (my brethren) fulfilled this in a great part, in our eyes even this day. Many of those that were driven out of their places and Countries, those that were afflicted, and those the land could not bear, God hath gathered together these out-casts of Israel.
There is a great deale of difference between the scattering of the Saints,1 and the scattering of the wicked: When God scatters the Saints, he scatters them that they may be gathered; when he scatters the wicked, hee scatters them that he may destroy them, Psal. 68. 1. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: How scattered? As smoake is driven away; so drive them away. Smoake you know is driven away and scattered, so as it comes to nothing.