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…

Ezekiel. 37. 21. I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen whether they begone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land. This blessing hath God granted unto many of his servants this day; who never thought to have seen their own land, their own good land: but God hath bin pleased to gather them up that they are come not only into their own land, but they find the arms and hearts of the Saints open to embrace them, and call them to public employments.

Ezekiel. 37. 21. I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen whether they begone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land. This blessing hath God granted unto many of his servants this day; who never thought to have seen their owne land, their own good land: but God hath bin pleased to gather them up that they are come not onely into their own land, but they finde the armes and hearts of the Saints open to imbrace them, and call them to publicke imployments.

It was not long since that the land could not bear them; we hope that the time may come ere long that the Lord Christ may so rule and that in our land, that it will as hardly bear wicked and ungodly men as it hath borne the Saints, though it were hard to say that there should be so much violence used even to keep them from some sins, as hath been used here against the Saints to keep them from their God, yet time may come ere long that wicked men may be glad to fly (though not forced unto it) out of their own choice, into another land, because they cannot have the enjoyment of their lusts so freely here: As the Saints have been forced to fly out of their land that they might serve the Lord and keep their consciences clear.

It was not long since that the land could not beare them; we hope that the time may come ere long that the Lord Christ may so rule and that in our land, that it will as hardly beare wicked and ungodly men as it hath borne the Saints, though it were hard to say that there should be so much violence used even to keep them from some sins, as hath been used here against the Saints to keep them from their God, yet time may come ere long that wicked men may be glad to flye (though not forced unto it) out of their owne choyce, into another land, because they cannot have the enjoyment of their lusts so freely here: As the Saints have been forced to flye out of their land that they might serve the Lord and keep their consciences cleare.