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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 13 › Verse 7: VER. 7.
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.
Secondly, The Leopard is a very swift creature, Hab. 1. 8. so the Lord will swiftly come against wicked and ungodly men, as a Leopard, swiftly, and overtake them.
Thirdly, A Leopard to watch his prey, is very subtle to observe his fit times and opportunities to fall upon 1the prey; so you have it in the text, As a Leopard will I watch them; Oh this set: out much of the fearful wrath of God against wicked men: you have the description in Jer. 5. 6. A Leopard shall watch over their Cities. I say there's much of Gods wrath in this, it's very terrible, the Lord sets his infinite wisdom on work to watch fit times and opportunities for to let out his wrath upon ungodly men. I'll watch over them for evil, that we have in another Scripture threatened; Oh; those are in a sad condition that the Lord watches over them to do them evil: God watches over his people for good; But such as when they are fled, exalt themselves, and forget the Lord, God watches over them for evil; they should be ⟨p. 503⟩destroyed soon, but saith God, I have a fitter time than now wherein I'll get my self a greater Name, wherein it shall be worse for them; In due time shall their feet slide; this is the reason why men live so long in their prosperity, and go on and satisfy their wills, Because God is watching over them, and his time is not yet come.
Thirdly, A Leopard to watch his prey, is very subtil to observe his fit times and opportunities to fall upon 1the prey; so you have it in the text, As a Leopard will I watch them; Oh this set: out much of the fearful wrath of God against wicked men: you have the discription in