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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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Perhaps other corn that hath dross in it, the husband-man will give the fowls and the cattle that, he bestoweth not much winnowing upon it, but the corn that is for seed he winnows that, he would not willingly have a dernell amongst it. It may be thou complainest thou art more winnowed, more fanned then other men, perhaps thou art more precious in Gods eyes, thou art to be reserved as seed, as the seed of the blessed.
Perhaps other corne that hath drosse in it, the husband-man will give the fowles and the cattell that, he bestoweth not much winnowing upon it, but the corne that is for seed he winnows that, he would not willingly have a dernell amongst it. It may be thou complainest thou art more winnowed, more fanned then other men, perhaps thou art more precious in Gods eyes, thou art to be reserved as seed, as the seed of the blessed.
The wicked indeed they are seed too, but a corrupt seed, a seed of evil doers, Isaiah, 1. the grand-father was an enemy unto God, yea the great grand-father, and the father, and the children after him continue enemies to God. And God in mercy unto his Church doth many times cut down the wicked before they do seed too much. As you that have gardens, if they have weeds in them, and you see the weeds come up and grow to seed, you think then that it is time to pull them up, you will not suffer them to seed. God looks upon many families and sees wretched and sinful men as a seed of evil doers, and sees they are ready to seed, and if they be not cut down suddenly there will be a wretched brood of wicked ones in such a family.1 This is the reason of Gods sudden cutting down of many wicked families.
The wicked indeed they are seed too, but a corrupt seed, a seede of evill deers, Esay, 1. the grand-father was an enemy unto God, yea the great grand-father, and the father, and the children after him continue enemies to God. And God in mercy unto his Church doth many times cut downe the wicked before they do seed too much. As you that have gardens, if they have weeds in them, and you see the weeds come up and grow to seed, you think then that it is time to pull them up, you will not suffer them to seed. God lookes upon many families and sees wretched and sinfull men as a seed of evil doers, and sees they are ready to seed, and if they be not cut down suddenly there will be a wretched brood of wicked ones in such a family.