A30574:1131
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thus Judgment springeth up as Hemlock in the furrows of the field.
After this their Covenant there is a great deal of injustice among them.1
- 1Obs.
Judgment.] 1By Judgment, some understand the Judgments of God, and then the sense is, Those wicked ways of yours are the seeds that brings up Gods Judgments, that is as Hemlock bitter and deadly; there's a truth in this Interpretation, though I think it is not the full scope of the words here: but it may be the holy Ghost, would hint some such thing unto us in it, That our actions are as seeds, and what they are sown here they will bring forth according to the nature of them. Wicked actions when they are sown, will bring forth bitter fruit, will bring forth Hemlock. It may be (saith he) you look for peace and prosperity, but contrary to your expectation, behold Hemlock and bitterness. I beseech you take heed of preparing your selves a potion of Hemlock against you lie sick and are cast upon your death bed;2