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…

The meanest member here below, if wronged, Christ is sensible of it.

When but the toe is trodden upon,¹ the head cries why do you hurt me? Christ the head cries, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And observe, the meaner and poorer the Members of Christ are here in the Church, the more is Christ sensible of their sorrows and afflictions, and the more will ⟨p. 108⟩he appear for them, when he shall appear a head yet more gloriously then ever he hath done. For this that forenamed place Ezek. 34. from the 16. ver to the 26. is very notable. You shall find there Christ is said to be one shepherd to his people and a Prince to them; but mark what is promised, That he will bind up the broken, and bring back again that which was driven away, and strengthen that which was sick, but as for the fat of the flock and the strong he well destroy them, and feed them with judgement; and he will judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he-goats, he will judge between the fat and the lean cattle; he will judge those that thrust with side & with shoulder, and push at the diseased with their horns, until they have scattered the sheep abroad.

When but the toe is trodden upon,¹ the head cryes why doe you hurt me? Christ the head cryes, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And observe, the meaner and poorer the Members of Christ are here in the Church, the more is Christ sensible of their sorrowes and afflictions, and the more will ⟨p. 108⟩he appeare for them, when he shall appear a head yet more gloriously then ever he hath done. For this that forenamed place