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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 5 › Verse 9
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.
A second Note is, God hath his set times of rebuke. As they have Obs. 2 their days of sinning, so God will have his days of correcting; you have your days of prosperity now, riches honour, & plenty in abundance, but remember it may be the day of rebuke is coming: 'Tis good to put this very case to our selves. I have mercy now both for soul and body, and Oh how comfortable is it, and how happy is my condition! but is there not a day of rebuke coming, when all these will be taken from thee, and then what wilt thou do Oh my soul? Isa. 10.3. and what will you do in the day of visitation?
A second Note is, God hath his set times of rebuke. As they have Obs. 2 their daies of sinning, so God wil have his daies of correcting; you have your daie• of prosperity now, riches honor, & plentie in abundance, but remember it may be the day of rebuke is coming: 'Tis good to put this very case to our selves. I have mercy now both for soul and body, and Oh how comfortable is it, and how happy is my condition! but is there not a day of rebuke coming, when all these will be taken from thee, and then what wilt thou do Oh my soul? Isa. 10.3. and what will you do in the day of visitation?
When wicked men stand out lesser judgments, and corrections, they Obs. 3 have cause to fear a day of utter desolation. Ephraim had days of lesser chastisements, but slighting them, God would try him no more; there are times in which God will utterly pursue sinners to destroy them not for instruction, but destruction: the Lord hath his houses of instruction, correction, and execution, when the first cannot effect Gods end, the third shall, and yet the Lord be just and righteous, for the Lord hath no need of us, what is it to him if we should perish everlastingly, He could have his glory from us in our damnation.
When wicked men stand out lesser judgments, and corrections, they Obs. 3 have cause to fear a day of utter desolatin. Ephraim had daies of lesser chastisements, but slighting them, God would try him no more; there are times in which God wil utterly pursue sinners to destroy them not for instruction, but destruction: the Lord hath his houses of instruction, correction, and execution, when the first cannot effect Gods end, the third shall, and yet the Lord be just and righteous, for the Lord hath no need of us, what is it to him if we should perish everlastingly, He could have his glory from us in our damnation.