A30572:794
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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Some join the first verse of this Chapter to the end of the former: and (according to a sense that may be given of the words, agreeable to the scope of the latter part of the former Chapter) it may seem more fit to be made the end of that, then the beginning of this.
SOme joyne the first verse of this Chapter to the end of the former: and (according to a sense that may be given of the words, agreeable to the scope of the latter part of the former Chapter) it may seem more fit to be made the end of that, then the beginning of this.
In the latter end of the former, God was in a way of promising mercy to his people, that those that were not his people should be his people, and those that had not received mercy should receive mercy. Now he calleth upon all whose hearts were with God, to speak to one another of this great favour of God to his people, fo• their mutual encouragement, and for the praise of his Name. As if he should say, Well, you have been under dreadful threats of God, your sins have called for dreadful things; but my grace is free, and it is rich & powerful, therefore you that were not my people, and have deserved to be for ever cast off from being my people, you that had not obtained mercy shall obtain mercy; Say to your brethren, Ammi, and to your sisters, Ruhamah, that is, O you that are godly, speak one to another, and tel• one another, for the quickening of one another's hearts; of this great favour of God of his free grace, Oh say, Ammi, Ammi, the people of God, Ruhamah, Gods mercy: We were not his people, but now Ammi again, God hath promised to make us to be his people; we were rejected from mercy, but mercy is come again, now Ruhamah, O the mercy of God, O that free grace of our God, that we that have been: so vile, so provoked the eyes of his glory, we that have so sinned against mercy it self, yet mercy should thus follow us, to make us his people, and to save us from his wrath!1 It is a good thing to speak of the loving kindness of our God.