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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1650
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 4 › Verse 1
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.
Ninthly, That God should put so many opportunities into our hands and we neglect all, those opportunities of mercy: this is the hand of God against us and a fruit of his controversy with us.
What shall I say more? That God himself should take away our opportunities, that when we are nigh to deliverance that God should drive us back, this is an argument of a heavy controversy indeed. Numb. 13. when the people were come very near to Canaan and were even ready to take possession, God was resolved against them, that none but Caleb and Joshua should enter, they were beaten back again: now Chap. 14.33. it is said that the people when they heard this, mourned greatly, they saw the hand of God out against them. The truth is we have been even in Canaan, Oh what an opportunity God put into our hands in the West, I say not we lost the opportunity, but there Gods own hand showed it self against us; Bristol then might have been saved, but God would not; And so when we were even at our deliverance God seemed to drive us back, as if he told us, well I like not the business in hand, for this generation, I have somewhat more to say to them, it may be to their young ones I may show mercy afterward, but against this generation my wrath shall be let out. Surely we may be afraid in regard of the ways of Gods present administration lest this should be in Gods heart. Howsoever let us consider it and mourn greatly before the Lord. God hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
What shall I say more? That God himself should take away our opportunities, that when we are nigh to deliverance that God should drive us back, this is an argument of a heavy controversie indeed. Numb. 13. when the people were come very neer to Canaan and were even ready to take possession, God was resolved against them, that none but Caleb and Joshua should enter, they were beaten back again: now Chap. 14.33. it is said that the people when they heard this, mourned greatly, they saw the hand of God out against them. The truth is we have been even in Canaan, Oh what an opportunity God put into our hands in the West, I say not we lost the opportunity, but there Gods own hand shewed it self against us; Bristol then might have been saved, but God would not; And so when we were even at our deliverance God seemed to drive us back, as if he told us, well I like not the business in hand, for this generation, I have somewhat more to say to them, it may be to their young ones I may shew mercy afterward, but against this generation my wrath shall be let out. Surely we may be afraid in regard of the waies of Gods present administration lest this should be in Gods heart. Howsoever let us consider it and mourn greatly before the Lord. God hath a controversiy with the inhabitants of the land.