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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 5: VER. 5.
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.
VER. 5.
The Inhabitants of Samaria shall fear, because of the Calves of Beth-aven.
YOU heard before that they were convinced in their consciences that they did not fear God, For now they shall say, We have no King, because we feared not the Lord. They feared not God, but now they shall fear. From whence the Note is this.
That those that fear God least, 1are most afraid of any thing else. Where the fear of God is not, other base fear will be, and so much the more, the less we fear God. Oh! how much better were it that our fear were set upon God, than upon other things? You must love something; Were it not better that your love were placed upon God than any thing else? And you must fear something; Were it not better that your fear were upon God, than any thing else? And you must rejoice in something, and sorrow and the like. Fear, it is a very troublesome affection, if it be misplaced; Oh! learn to place your affections right, place them upon God: By the fear of God you shall come to fear nothing else; Oh! how excellent is Gods fear! This one thing sets out the excellency of the fear of God: That where the fear of God is settled in the hearts of men and women, all other base fears are rooted out. Would not you be glad to be delivered from creature fears, especially you that have lived in many dangers a few months since? Oh! if you might be delivered from the fears of the creature, how glad would you be? Here's the only way; Let the fear of God be strong in your hearts, and the fear of the creature will not prevail with you.