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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.
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 desolati•n. 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.
That is a dreadful time, when the Lord comes so to rebuke a people Obs. 4 as t• destroy them; when the hand of God shall be so upon them, as he is resolved never to take it off again, even as it was upon ⟨p. 450⟩Ephraim at this time, I intend not to mend him, but to ruin him: this now is a most dreadful time; For
That is a dreadful time, when the Lord comes so to rebuke a people Obs. 4 as t• destroy them; when the hand of God shall be so upon them, as he is resolved never to take it off again, even as it was upon ⟨p. 450⟩