A30575:674
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 12: VER. 12.
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.
Thirdly, Yet Judah rules with the Saints. It was more to the commendations of Judah to continue in the true 1worship, after Israel (the ten Tribes) had broken off; for they were the ten Tribes, they were more in number, they were a more flourishing Kingdom a great deal than Judah was, yet for Judah to hold on in the right Worship of God, when so many fell off from it, and when a more flo• rishing Kingdom than Judah was, had continued so many years in false worship, this was a great commendations. ⟨p. 193⟩Indeed there is a great temptation in this, when we see a multitude go another way; the Devil prevails much to draw mens hearts to that way; But the stronger the temptation is, the greater is the commendations of those that shall stand out; what though they be but a few, what though they see others for the present seem to prosper, yet if thou canst hold on in the way of truth, in the way of Gods Worship according to his Word, God looks upon this as a thing very pleasing to him; it is a very great commendations to those that do thus, and God takes it kindly from them: yet Judah doth thus, whatsoever Israel doth.
Thirdly, Yet Judah rules with the Saints. It was more to the commendations of Judah to continue in the true 1worship, after Israel (the ten Tribes) had broken off; for they were the ten Tribes, they were more in number, they were a more flourishing Kingdom a great deal than Judah was, yet for Iudah to hold on in the right Worship of God, when so many fel off from it, and when a more flo• rishing Kingdom than Judah was, had continued so many years in false worship, this was a great commendations. ⟨p. 193⟩Indeed there is a great temptation in this, when we see a multitude go another way; the Devil prevails much to draw mens hearts to that way; But the stronger the temptation is, the greater is the commendations of those that shall stand out; what though they be but a few, what though they see others for the present seem to prosper, yet if thou canst hold on in the way of truth, in the way of Gods Worship according to his Word, God looks upon this as a thing very pleasing to him; it is a very great commendations to those that do thus, and God takes it kindly from them: yet Judah doth thus, whatsoever Israel doth.