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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.
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And moreover, they observe of the Leopard (which hath the name from a Panther) that it smells exceedingly, 1the very body of it smells sweet above all Beasts, and so it doth invite the Beasts to it; and so it was said of Alexander's body, that it had a sweet smell with it: And ⟨p. 507⟩then the fourth being the Roman Empire, mark how that's set out, just as Gods sets out his wrath, he doth not 2name any particular Beast, but the wild Beast, this is dreadful, terrible, and strong, exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth, it devoured. and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it, and it was diverse from all the beasts that was before it, and it had ten horns: you know now that that was divided into ten 3Kingdoms, or ten sorts of Civil Governments at several times.
And moreover, they observe of the Leopard (which hath the name from a Panther) that it smels exceedingly, 1the very body of it smels sweet above all Beasts, and so it doth invite the Beasts to it; and so it was said of Alexanders body, that it had a sweet smell with it: And ⟨p. 507⟩then the fourth being the Roman Empire, mark how that's set out, just as Gods sets out his wrath, he doth not 2name any particular Beast, but the wild Beast, this is dreadful, terrible, and strong, exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth, it devoured. and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it, and it was diverse from al the beasts that was before it, and it had ten horns: you know now that that was divided into ten 3Kingdoms, or ten sorts of Civil Governments at several times.