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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 11 › Verse 9: VER. 9.
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I am infinitely above man: Wherein O Lord art thou ⟨p. 173⟩above them? I am above them in this, That I can rule mine anger, and am merciful to those that are beneath me: here's Gods glory.
I am infinitly above man: Wherein O Lord art thou ⟨p. 173⟩above them? I am above them in this, That I can rule mine anger, and am merciful to those that are beneath me: here's Gods glory.
My Brethren, this Scripture (were there no other) shows 1that passion and anger debases man, we have a notable Scripture for this, that God glories in his long suffering and patience towards his Creature, in Numb. 14. 17. And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according 2as thou hast spoken. What had God spoken, or where had he spoken any thing? Mark, this Scripture hath reference to the latter end of Exod 32. there God promised that Moses should see his glory, and in Chap. 34. God made his glory pass by him, and what was it? The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundance in mercy and truth &c. Now Moses hath reference to this, Moses lays hold upon this, as if he should say, Oh Lord, was not there a time that I was pleading with thee? and diddest not thou promise to show me thy glory? and was it not the Lord long-suffering and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression &c? why now Lord manifest thy glory, now Lord show thy self to be a glorious God, in doing what? mark in the 19. verse, Pardon I beseech thee the iniquity of 3this people: That's the glory that God should show forth, and manifest his power in it; one would rather think that the power of God should rather be manifest in the destruction of sinners; no, the power of God is manifest in Mercy as well as in misery and destruction: And we find that those that come up nearest to God, they are the