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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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That Gods bowels of compassion do work toward his Church because of the greatness of their affliction.1 When their afflictions shall be very great, and the greater they are, the more do Gods bowels of compassion work toward them. We know the misery of Gods people in Exo. 3. was a marvellous quickening argument to the compassion of God (as I may so speak) I have seen, I have seen (saith he) the affliction of my people, and their sorrows, and therefore am come down to deliver them.
That Gods bowels of compassion do work toward his Church because of the greatnesse of their affliction.1 When their afflictions shall be very great, and the greater they are, the more do Gods bowels of compassion work toward them. We know the misery of Gods people in Exo. 3. was a marvailous quickning argument to the compassion of God (as I may so speake) I have seene, I have seene (saith he) the affliction of my people, and their sorrowes, and therefore am come down to deliver them.
- 1Obser.
If the greatness of the affliction of the Church move the bowels of Gods compassion, then let not the greatness of affliction hinder our faith. Let not the greatness of trouble reason down our faith, but rather let it reason up our faith, for so indeed it should; and so the Saints of God heretofore have done, by the greatness of the trouble we must reason up our faith as thus: It is ••me for thee O Lord to work, for men have almost destroyed thy law; yea the high time is come for thee to have mercy upon Zion, 1