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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 11: VER. 11.
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Sixthly, When men desire that they would have, and are eager upon it, but they take no great care, whether they do enjoy it 1from a reconciled God, or a provoked God, it's all one to them, let me have it; but whether it comes from God reconciled, or God provoked, they do not much stand upon that: that's very remarkable here, in Numb. 11. there is this notable story of Gods satisfying desires in his wrath. If you turn to the beginning of the Chapter, you shall find that God was very much provoked with the people here: The people complained, it displeased the Lord, and the Lord heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burnt among them and consumed them, and the people cried to Moses, and so the judgment was got off from them; but then presently after they fell to murmuring before ever any thing was done to reconcile God and their souls together; you do not read of any work of humiliation to seek reconciliation with God, between the time that God did manifest his sore displeasure against them, and the time that God satisfied them in their desires; no, they looked not upon that, God indeed was displeased, but it was off now, and for any matter of atonement, or making up their peace with God, that they looked not at, but let them have their desires, hence it came to be in wrath the satisfying of their desires.
Sixthly, When men desire that they would have, and are eager upon it, but they take no great care, whether they do enjoy it 1from a reconciled God, or a provoked God, it's all one to them, let me have it; but whether it comes from God reconciled, or God provoked, they do not much stand upon that: that's very remarkable here, in Numb. 11. there is this notable story of Gods satisfying desires in his wrath. If you turn to the beginning of the Chapter, you shall find that God was very much provoked with the people here: The people complain'd, it displeased the Lord, and the Lord heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burnt among them and consum'd them, and the people cried to Moses, and so the judgment was got off from them; but then presently after they fell to murmuring before ever any thing was done to reconcile God and their souls together; you do not reade of any work of humiliation to seek reconciliation with God, between the time that God did manifest his sore displeasure against them, and the time that God satisfied them in their desires; no, they look'd not upon that, God indeed was displeased, but it was off now, and for any matter of atonement, or making up their peace with God, that they look'd not at, but let them have their desires, hence it came to be in wrath the satisfying of their desires.