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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.
Because that there's no Commandment broken from the example and plea of forefathers as the second Commandment; and therefore let the children of Idolaters and false Worshippers look to it,1 that they repent from the sins of their forefathers; Instead of pleading for the sins of your forefathers, you should fall down and humble ⟨p. 259⟩your souls for the sins of your forefathers, or otherwise that's the very reason that God will punish the sins of the forefathers upon the children, because their fathers did worship God in a false way, and they will do so too.
Because that there's no Commandement broken from the example and plea of forefathers as the second Commandement; and therefore let the children of Idolaters and false Worshipers look to it,1 that they repent from the sins of their forefathers; Instead of pleading for the sins of your forefathers, you should fall down and humble ⟨p. 259⟩your souls for the sins of your forefathers, or otherwise that's the very reason that God will punish the sins of the forefathers upon the children, because their fathers did worship God in a false way, and they will do so too.
- 1Superstitious children admonished.
And then another Note is this,1 That as this is a heavy fruit of Gods Curse upon a people for the Parents sins, for God, Curse to follow to the children: so this is a special fruit of Gods Curse upon children, That they shall be brought forth to the Murderers. In times of War if you make not your peace with God it's just with God that things should be ordered so that your children should be brought forth to the Murderers.