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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of the prophesy of Hosea being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil, London / by Jeremiah Burroughs ; being the seventh book published by Thomas Goodwin ... [et al.]
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1650
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 10 › Verse 3 › Because we feared not the Lord.
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Because we feared not the Lord.
It is a great evil not to fear the Lord.1 Fear ye not me (saith the Lord) who have placed the sands for the bounds of the Sea? It's an evil, and a bitter thing, that the fear of the Lord is not in men. For God is a great God, infinitely above us, clothed with Majesty and Honour; trembling frames of heart becomes his presence: non like unto the Lord; great and marvellous are his works; Oh! who would not fear him? God hath infinite authority over us, to save, or to destroy us, he hath us all at an infinite advantage by the least word of his mouth to undo us, his wrath is insupportable:2 Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who amongst us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? Darest thou a vile wretch presume to rebel against any word of the Lord,3 when the next word may sink soul and body into the bottomless gulf of eternal horror and despair? Who art thou that doest not fear the Lord? Doest thou not fear the Commanding Word of the Lord, when the next word that proceeds out of his mouth may be a destroying word to undo body and soul for ever?
It is a great evil not to fear the Lord.1 Fear ye not me (saith the Lord) who have placed the sands for the bounds of the Sea? It's an evil, and a bitter thing, that the fear of the Lord is not in men. For God is a great God, infinitly above us, cloathed with Majestie and Honor; trembling frames of heart becomes his presence: non like unto the Lord; great and mervailous are his works; Oh! who would not fear him? God hath infinite authority over us, to save, or to destroy us, he hath us all at an infinite advantage by the least word of his mouth to undo us, his wrath is insupportable: