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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 13 › Verse 8: VER. 8.
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.
Luther hath an excellent Note upon this, saith he, The Lord here will do as a Lyon doth, he more immediately 1will strike out their hearts, and punish them with spiritual Plagues and Judgments, and as for their estates and bodies he will leave them to other beasts and they shall plague them and punish them that way: they had a film upon their hearts (saith he) and instructions could not get to their hearts; but God will tear that caul, will ⟨p. 505⟩tear that film from off their hearts that kept off instructions. Oh! let us take heed of this film of our hearts that keeps out the Word of God, take heed of that for ever, for God hath ways to tear this film from off thy heart.
Luther hath an excellent Note upon this, saith he, The Lord here will do as a Lyon doth, he more immediately 1will strike out their hearts, and punish them with spiritual Plagues and Judgments, and as for their estates and bodies he will leave them to other beasts and they shall plague them and punish them that way: they had a film upon their hearts (saith he) and instructions could not get to their hearts; but God will tear that caul, will ⟨p. 505⟩tear that film from off their hearts that kept off instructions. Oh! let us take heed of this film of our hearts that keeps out the Word of God, take heed of that for ever, for God hath waies to tear this film from off thy heart.
- 1Luthers Observation on the place.
As I remember Bernard saith concerning his Brother, when he gave him many good instructions and admonitions, and his brother was a Soldier and did not mind