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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.
The Prophet speaks here of a thing as if it were done already. Although they were in Samaria, and in the Cities of Israel, yet saith the Prophet, Lo, they are gone to Egypt: the wrath of God was too hot for them in their own Country, and away they are gone and got to Egypt for a refuge.
The Prophet speaks here of a thing as if it were done already. Although they were in Samaria, and in the Cities of Israel, yet saith the Prophet, Lo, they are gone to Aegypt: the wrath of God was too hot for them in their own Country, and away they are gone and got to Aegypt for a refuge.
Carnal hearts in straits will rather make any thing to be their refuge than God. 1And my brethren, just these for all the world have been (I fear) and it may be yet are the thoughts of many among us; Why, (think they) Ministers of God ⟨p. 182⟩they threaten Judgments,2 that God hath a controversy against us, and we see now some tokens of Gods wrath upon us; Well, let the worst come that can, we hope to shift some way or other, we may get into Holland, or Germany, or France, or New-England, if the worst come that can, I hope we may have time enough to get one way or other to make shift to live;3 and these back-doors that their eyes are upon, have made them less solicitous about, and less helpful in the great things that God calls all with a loud voice to join together with all their strength, that they may deliver their own Land from that heavy wrath that hangs over you. Well, notwithstanding mens thoughts are for shifting, it will prove that all will be vain. Saith God, You think to shift to this place and the other, you may be disappointed, for Egypt shall gather you, and Memphis shall bury you, my wrath and sore displeasure shall pursue you thither. It's a vain thing for men to seek to fly from the presence of God: