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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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That those that will not be convinced by the word,1 God hath other means to convince them, he hath other ways then the word; if the word will not convince them, pleading will not do it it seems, and convincing arguments will not do it, well then, stripping naked shall do it: As the expression is usual in Scripture, Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I do thus and thus. 2As you use to do with those that are of a sleepy disposition, if you call up a servant that is sluggish & sleepy, he answereth Anon, and then falls down and sleeps again, you call him again, and he answers & then sleeps again, at length you come up and pull the clothes of him & leave him naked, and that will awake him. So God, he calls upon them to leave their whoredoms and Idolatries, and to repent, he threateneth, and he offers mercy, and they seem a little to awake, but to it again. Well, saith God, I will come another way, and strip you naked, and that will do i•.
That those that will not be convinced by the word,1 God hath other means to convince them, he hath other wayes then the word; if the word will not convince them, pleading will not doe it it seems, and convincing arguments will not do it, well then, stripping naked shall doe it: As the expression is usuall in Scripture, Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I do thus and thus. 2As you use to doe with those that are of a sleepy disposition, if you call up a servant that is sluggish & sleepy, he answereth Anon, and then falls down and sleeps again, you call him again, and he answers & then sleeps again, at length you come up and pull the cloaths of him & leave him naked, and that will awake him. So God, he calls upon them to leave their whoredoms and Idolatries, and to repent, he threatneth, and he offers mercie, and they seeme a little to awake, but to it again. Well, saith God, I will come another way, and strip you naked, and that will doe i•.
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