A30572:814
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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As First, That in the most corrupt times of all, God doth use to reserve a people,1 to deliver some from the guilt of the general corruptions of the place where they live.2 For so this Ammi and Ruhamah, were a remainder, that God did deliver thorough his grace from the general corruptions of the place where they were; for otherwise they had not been fit to have said to their brethren or to have spoken to their sisters in this sense.
As First, That in the most corrupt times of all, God doth use to reserve a people,1 to deliver some from the guilt of the generall corruptions of the place where they live.2 For so this Ammi and Ruhamah, were a remainder, that God did deliver thorough his grace from the generall corruptions of the place where they were; for otherwise they had not beene fit to have said to their brethren or to have spoken to their sisters in this sense.
- 1Obs. 1.
- 2Obs. 2. Reliqui mihi septem milliaonon ait relicta sunt vel reliquer•nt se, sed reliqui reliquiae per electionem gratiae. August, de bono perfev. l. 2. c. 18.
Secondly, those whom God delivers from the guilt of general corruptions are to be acknowledged the people of God, such as have receiv•• mercy from God in a special manner; It is free grace that hath made this difference between you and others; Augustin in his second book concerning preservation, has a good note upon that Scripture,