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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. › CHAP. VIII. › Verse 4 › They set up Kings, but not by me
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And then further; As the people sinned and God would not own what which they set up, so Jeroboam sinned too. Why Jeroboam might say, Lord, diddest not thou send thy Prophet to tell me that I should have the ten Tribes, and yet wilt thou not own me? No, God would not own him.
And then further; As the people sin'd and God would not own what which they set up, so Jeroboam sin'd too. Why Jeroboam might say, Lord, didest not thou send thy Prophet to tell me that I should have the ten Tribes, and yet wilt thou not own me? No, God would not own him.
First,1 Because Jeroboam did not seek God.
- 1Jeroboams sin.Ieroboams sin.
And secondly, Jeroboam did not stay Gods time. As David, he was anointed by God, and though he had many opportunities for to have taken away Sauls life, he would not, and to come to the Kingdom, but he did wait till he saw the time was come that he should be brought to the Kingdom. But Jeroboam would not do so.