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…

Now see what ornaments God had put upon them. They were in a sorry condition you see when they were borne. But mark, that fore-named place of Ezek. ver. 8. I took the (saith God) and entered into covenant with thee, and then becamest mine. That is the way of a peoples becoming Gods, his entering into covenant with them. The Lord hath begun to enter into Covenant with us, and we with him in former Protestations, and if any farther Covenant binding us more strictly to God be tendered to us, know that God in this deals with us as he did with his own people. We are as children cast out in the open field, and no eye pitieth us; but many plot against us, and seek our ruin. If God will be pleased now to enter into Covenant with us, and give all the people of the Land hearts to come close to the Covenant, to renew their Covenant with him, and that to more purpose then in former Covenants, the Lord yet will own us. The Covenant of God was the foundation of all the mercy the people of Israel had from God, and we are to look upon it as the foundation of our mercy; and therefore as in the presence of God willingly and cheerfully to renew it with him.

Now see what ornaments God had put upon them. They were in a sorry condition you see when they were borne. But marke, that fore-named place of Ezek. ver. 8. I took the (saith God) and entred into covenant with thee, and then becamest mine. That is the way of a peoples becomming Gods, his entring into covenant with them. The Lord hath begun to enter into Covenant with us, and we with him in former Protestations, and if any farther Covenant binding us more strictly to God be tendred to us, know that God in this deals with us as he did with his own people. We are as children cast out in the open field, and no eye pityeth us; but many plot against us, and seeke our ruine. If God will be pleased now to enter into Covenant with us, and give all the people of the Land hearts to come close to the Covenant, to renew their Covenant with him, and that to more purpose then in former Covenants, the Lord yet will own us. The Covenant of God was the foundation of all the mercy the people of Israel had from God, and we are to look upon it as the foundation of our mercy; and therefore as in the presence of God willingly and cheerfully to renew it with him.