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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
They shall appoint themselves one head, and come up out of the land, for great, Licet, so Tremelius turns it, although the day of Jezreel be great: & indeed the Hebrew particle [Greek or Hebrew] signifieth quamvis as well as quia, 1It may be translated [although] as well as [for] And he translating it so, although the day of Jezreel be great, he takes it in this sense, that is, although the people of Israel shall be brought into great affliction, yet God will be so merciful then when his time comes, as they shall be gathered together again, and appoint themselves one head, and come up out of the land. And from such an interpretation of the words there might be an excellent meditation raised, and that is this. That the greatness of the misery of the Church is no hinderance to the course of the freeness and abundance of Gods mercy to it.
They shall appoint themselves one head, and come up out of the land, for great, Licet, so Tremelius turnes it, although the day of Jezreel be great: & indeed the Hebrew particle 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 signifieth quamvis as well as quia, 1It may be translated [although] as well as [for] And he translating it so, although the day of Iezreel be great, he takes it in this sense, that is, although the people of Israel shall be brought into great affliction, yet God will be so mercifull then when his time comes, as they shall be gathered together again, and appoint themselves one head, and come up out of the land. And from such an interpretation of the words there might be an excellent meditation raised, and that is this. That the greatnesse of the misery of the Church is no hinderance to the course of the freenesse and abundance of Gods mercy to it.
- 1Observ.
Although the day of Jezreel, their day be never so calamitous, never so afflictive, never so grievous, yet they shall come up out of the land and appoint themselves one head. The greatness of the Churches misery is no hinderance unto the Churches delivery: Why? because their deliverance dependeth upon a God who doth delight not only to manifest some power, but the excellency, and the glory, and the choice of his power in their deliverance. For that take this Scripture,