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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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Let every one take heed how he hinders this work of the Lord, and how he addeth affliction to those that have been afflicted.
Let every one take heed how he hinders this worke of the Lord, and how he addeth affliction to those that have been afflicted.
Again further. They shall be gathered together in that day, That is, in the time of the Gospel, when that shall prevail then Judah and Israel shall be gathered together. Then, The more the Gospel prevails, the more peace there shall be.1 The Gospel is not the cause of divisions then, of seditions, of factions; No, It is a gospel of peace; the Prince of it is a Prince of peace, the Embassy of it is an Embassy of peace. It is next unto blasphemy, if not blasphemy it self, to say that since the preaching and profession of the Gospel, we had no peace, but it causes act […] and divisions among the people. It is true, people that are in the dark […] and quiet together, as it is said of the Egyptians, when they were in the dark for those three days together, ⟨p. 102⟩they stirred not from their stools, there was no noise among them; shall the light be blamed because afterward when it came, every one stirred, and went, one, one way and another, another? so when we were in gross darkness, we saw nothing, we knew nothing; Now light begins to break forth, and here one searcheth after one truth, and another after another, and yet we cannot attain to perfection; shall we accuse the light for this?
Again further. They shall be gathered together in that day, That is, in the time of the Gospel, when that shall prevail then Judah and Israel shall be gathered together. Then, The more the Gospel prevailes, the more peace there shall be.1 The Gospel is not the cause of divisions then, of seditions, of factions; No, It is a gospell of peace; the Prince of it is a Prince of peace, the Ambassage of it is an Ambassage of peace. It is next unto blasphemy, if not blasphemy it selfe, to say that since the preaching and profession of the Gospel, we had no peace, but it causes act and divisions among the people. It is true, people that are in the darke and quiet together, as it is said of the Egyptians, when they were in the darke for those three dayes together,