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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth 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 eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth 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, 1651
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 12 › Verse 12: VER. 12.
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.
Now for the First, you shall find matter of much instruction.1
- 1Jacob's flight into Syria.Iacob's flight into Syria.
The First story of his flying into Syria, it was for two ends; That was the First to fly for his life, because Esau 1did threaten the life of Jacob, and by the counsel of his Mother he fled to his Uncle Labans, until the wrath of Esau should be appeased.
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Yea, but there was a Second Reason. God made advantage 1of that flight of his. As many times God is pleased to turn the flights of his people to abundance of good unto them, they may fly because of the danger of their Enemies, and they may think that if they can but have their lives for a prey, if they can avoid the danger of the Enemy it will do well; yea, but God may have a further end and intend abundance of good to them, that they shall find more mercy in that place where they fly 2but to get a shelter for their lives, than ever they had in all their lives before; many that have fled from persecution of ungodly men, they have found greater mercy in the place they have fled unto, though they have fled from their Fathers house, and from their own Country, yet they have found greater mercies there than ever they did in all their lives, they can tell great stories of the mercies of God unto them in the places of their flight. So it was here with Jacob; that was one end of God that he should fly, that he might provide a Wife for himself out of his Mothers kindred, for so he was charged, you shall find