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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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Plead with your mother, and plead so as to tell her plainly that she is no more my wife, she hath her bill of Divorce, she is now none of mine. Well it seemeth then there is no hope, no help, God hath left us, forsaken us, he hath said we are no more his wife, we have our bill of divorce and we must be gone. Not so neither, but now it followeth, Let her put away from her sight her whoredoms, and her adulteries from between her hreasts.
PLead with your mother, and plead so as to tell her plainly that she is no more my wife, she hath her bill of Divorce, shee is now none of mine. Well it seemeth then there is no hope, no helpe, God hath left us, forsaken us, hee hath said we are no more his wife, wee have our bill of divorce and we must be gone. Not so neither, but now it followeth, Let her put away from her sight her whoredomes, and her adulteries from betweeen her hreasts.
Hereby insinuating at least, that her condition, yet notwithstanding the greatness of her sin and the fearfulness of the threat, is not altogether hopeless, but he would have those that plead with her, yet to exhort her and to bid her put away her whoredoms. It is true, when a man puts away his wife for whoredom, and giveth a bill of divorce, he will never take her again, upon no terms. Jer. 3. 1. Will a man when he putteth away his wife, return unto her again? As if he should say, no certainly, no man will do it; Yet return unto me saith the Lord, and I will receive you again.
Herby insinuating at least, that her condition, yet notwithstanding the greatnesse of her sin and the fearfulnesse of the threat, is not altogether hopelesse, but he would have those that plead with her, yet to exhort her and to bid her put away her whoredomes. It is true, when a man puts away his wife for whoredom, and giveth a bill of divorce, he will never take her againe, upon no termes. Jer. 3. 1. Will a man when he putteth away his wife, returne unto her again? As if he should say, no certainly, no man will do it; Yet returne unto me saith the Lord, and I will receive you againe.