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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 VII. Obs. 1 Ungodly men in their greatest rage are but as foam, if God come against them 403 Scripture Expressions touching the vanity of great persons 404
VERSE VII. Obs. 1 Ʋngodly men in their greatest rage are but as foam, if God come against them 403 Scripture Expressions touching the vanity of great persons 404
VERS. VIII. Obs. 1 God destroys the glorious Names of Idolatry 406 Obs. 2 The nearer a thing comes to the nature of sin, the viler it is. ib. Obs. 3 False worship is the great sin. 407 Obs. 4 We may so abuse the creatures, that we may turn them into sin it self ib. Obs. 5 When any Ordinances of God are abused, they are to be but purged; but inventions of men are to be destroyed ib. Obs. 6 Mans sin brings destruction upon the creatures 408 Obs. 7 If it be sad that false worship is neglected, how sad is it that true worship is? 409 Obs. 8 The ruin of Idolatrous places is more pleasing to God than their pomp 410 Obs. 9 What men account highly of in matter of worship, when the enemy comes in he contemns them ib. Obs. 10 God can make an alteration in Cities and Kingdoms 413 ⟨image 12⟩Obs. 11 It is a great misery to fall into the hands of ones enemies 414 Obs. 12 The wrath of God is very dreadful ib. Obs. 13 To live in misery is worse than present death 415 Obs. 14 The misery of wicked men in affliction is wonderful 416 Obs. 15 Desperation is a dreadful thing. ib.
VERS. VIII. Obs. 1 God destroies the glorious Names of Idolatry 406 Obs. 2 The nearer a thing comes to the nature of sin, the viler it is. ib. Obs. 3 False worship is the great sinne. 407 Obs. 4 We may so abuse the creatures, that we may turn them into sin it self ib. Obs. 5 When any Ordinances of God are abused, they are to be but purged; but inventions of men are to be destroyed ib. Obs. 6 Mans sin brings destruction upon the creatures 408 Obs. 7 If it be sad that false worship is neglected, how sad is it that true worship is? 409 Obs. 8 The ruin of Idolatrous places is more pleasing to God than their pomp 410 Obs. 9 What men account highly of in matter of worship, when the enemy coms in he contemns them ib. Obs. 10 God can make an alteration in Cities and Kingdoms 413