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…

Lastly, Hosea prophesied so long that he came to see the fulfilling of his Prophecy, for he continued prophesying till Hezekiahs time, and in the sixth year of Hezekiahs reign came the destruction of Israel. Hosea had threatened an utter taking of them away, but all this while it was not done till then, and then it is most likely he saw the fulfilling of his Prophecy.

Lastly, Hosea prophecyed so long that he came to see the fulfilling of his Prophesie, for he continued prophesying till Hezekiahs time, and in the sixth year of Hezekiahs reign came the destruction of Israel. Hosea had threatned an utter taking of them away, but all this while it was not done till then, and then it is most likely he saw the fulfilling of his Prophesie.

It pleaseth God many times to let his Prophets see the fulfilling of their threatenings upon the people against whom they have denounced them.¹ Perhaps they go away, and scorn, and contemn the Prophets, and their words are but wind with them, but God many times lets his Ministers live to see their words fulfilled upon them. For particular persons, when they are cast upon their beds of sickness or death, it is then ordinary for them to say, Oh the word of the Lord is true that I heard at such a time, it is now come upon me. So God dealt with the people in Jeremies time, they laughed and contemned him, but Jeremiah lives to see the fulfilling of ⟨p. 11⟩those threatenings at last. And if they live not to see the fulfilling of their words, yet presently after their death they are fulfilled, as it was at Hippo, where Austin threatened judgements against them, they were not executed in his time, but presently after he was taken away, they came.

It pleaseth God many times to let his Prophets see the fulfilling of their threatnings upon the people against whom they have denounced them.¹