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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 9 › 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.
And then further,1 A day of Feasting is, a day of Rejoicing; this day of the execution of Gods wrath upon sinners, especially great sinners that do escape mens hands, it is a day of Rejoicing to God, as in a day of Feast: And this word that is translated Feast, 2it signifies Dancing, it is a day wherein the Lords heart doth as it were leap within him because of joy,3 God rejoices in the execution of his righteous judgments upon them; therefore Gods wrath in Scripture is called Wine, They shall drink of the Wine of his wrath: 4the Lord at length when sinners continue impenitent is as much delighted in the execution of his Justice,5 as men can be in drinking of Wine.6 In Deut. 28. 63. As the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, 7so the Lord will rejoice over you for evil. And in Ezek. 5. 13. Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, 8and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted. (It's a very strange expression.) Oh! let us, my Brethren, take heed how we rejoice in sin, God may rejoice in the execution of his Judgments upon us due to our sin. Men have their days in joy and mirth in sin; and God hath his days of joy and mirth in the execution of his wrath; Oh! how sad is the condition of a ⟨p. 175⟩creature when the infinite merciful God shall rejoice in his ruin! Surely then, if God doth so rejoice in the execution of his wrath upon wicked men, then the Saints also may rejoice;