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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 11: VER. 11.
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.
The reason was, because that the one was to be made when they were in an unsettled condition, and the other to be made afterwards when they were in a more stated condition than formerly, and that it might endure a long time. But mark, it must be according to Gods direction, ⟨p. 71⟩except God doth reveal that it should be of Shittim wood and overlaid with brass they were not to do it.
The reason was, because that the one was to be made when they were in an unsetled condition, and the other to be made afterwards when they were in a more stated condition than formerly, and that it might endure a long time. But mark, it must be according to Gods direction, ⟨p. 71⟩except God doth reveal that it should be of Shittim wood and overlaid with brass they were not to do it.
And then,1 the second Altar was the Altar of burnt Incense, and that you have in Exod. 30. 1, 2, 3. verses, and that was to be overlaid with pure Gold: that of brass it was, because there was sin offerings to be offered upon it; but now the Altar of Incense it was the Altar that was just before the Veil against the Mercy-seat, where there was only Incense offered, which was to signify the Intercession of Jesus Christ presenting his Merits, and the Prayers of all his people to the Father: the prayers of the Saints are compared to Incense, and there's many things observable about the Altar of God,2 it is said that there should be four horns, and in Revel. chap. 9. ver. 13. I heard a voice from the four horns of the Golden Altar which is before God. Now Saint John speaks of after-times that should be, he heard a voice from the four horns of the Altar, that is, from all the prayers of the Saints that were in the four corners of the earth, there came a voice from them all and did sound, and did great things in the world. Certainly my Brethren, the prayers of Gods Saints in all the corners of the world is that that makes the world ring. It was a Speech of a learned man, If there be but one sigh come from a gracious heart, it fills the ears of God so that God hears nothing else;