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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
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.
VERSE IV. Expounded 361 Obs. 1 Carnal hearts in their straits take shifting courses, because they have no God to go to 364 Obs. 2 It is an evil thing for professors to combine with wicked men 365 Obs. 3 There is no trust to wicked mens Oaths and Covenants 365 Obs. 4. Breaking Covenant, though with wicked men, is a great wickedness ib. Obs. 5 Injustice and Oppression is a forerunner of Ruin 372
VERSE IV. Expounded 361 Obs. 1 Carnal hearts in their straits take shifting courses, because they have no God to go to 364 Obs. 2 It is an evil thing for professors to combine with wicked men 365 Obs. 3 There is no trust to wicked mens Oaths and Covenants 365 Obs. 4. Breaking Covenant, though with wicked men, is a great wicked•ness ib. Obs. 5 Injustice and Oppression is a forerunner of Ruin 372
VERSE V. Obs. 1 Those that fear God least, are most afraid of any thing else 379 Obs. 2 In times of danger we should be most solicitous about the Worship of God 384 Obs. 3 Cities that are safe should be sensible of the miseries of others. 385 Obs. 4 Idolaters that dedicate themselves to Idols, are the people of that Idol 387 Obs 5. Idolaters account their Idol worship glorious 391
VERSE VI. Obs. 1 Our depending upon men for help is dearly bought 392 Obs. 2. It is the fashion of Idolaters to rejoice much when they get one another's gods ib. Applied to England ib. Obs. 3 Mens own counsels in matters of Religion bring them to shame. 396 1 Because it is much regarded ib. 2 God leaves them to folly. ib. 3 They provoke God by them. 398 Use. 1. What to avoid in Counsels. 1 False principles. ib. 2 Wicked men ib. 3 Self ends ib. 4 Pride and conceitedness ib. 5 Flesh and blood ib. ⟨image 12⟩6 Passion and frowardness ib. Use. 2 What we should attend in our counsels 1 Look up to Jesus Christ 399 2 Pray much ib. 3 Let the fear of God be strong 400 4 Keep to the Word of God. ib. 5 Be not put off with shows of Reason 401 6 Be humble ib. 7 Consult with an indifferent judgment ib. 8 Do as you would be done by ib. 9 Whether it may not cost too dear, though good ib.