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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.
Ephraim thinks that God intends not him. Sinners think that when God warns them he is not in good earnest, it shall not be, but God saith it shall be, God esteems more of His Word than Heaven and Earth besides, nay Heaven and Earth shall pass away before the least jot or tittle of it shall fail and cursed be that peace that hath no other ground or foundation than this hope, that those things are not true which the Ministers of the Word from the Word threaten against sinners. And yet this is the condition of many people, which doth mightily provoke God, as you may see in Deut. 29.19, 20, 21. If notwithstanding what is written in this book he bless himself, ⟨p. 453⟩saying, He shall have peace; the anger of the Lord shall smoke against such a man. Oh the bitter aggravating circumstances in this Scripture against such a sinner as this. Use Now if God will be so punctual in His threatening word, that it shall be made good, how much more His promising word, for God hath not done so much to make His threatening word good, as His promising word. For,
Ephraim thinks that God intends not him. Sinners think that when God warns them he is not in good earnest, it shall not be, but God saith it shall be, God esteems more of His Word than Heaven and Earth besides, nay Heaven and Earth shall pass away before the least jot or tittle of it shall fail and cursed be that peace that hath no other ground or foundation than this hope, that those things are not true which the Ministers of the Word from the Word threaten against sinners. And yet this is the condition of many people, which doth mightily provoke God, as you may see in Deut. 29.19, 20, 21. If notwithstanding what is written in this book he bless himself, ⟨p. 453⟩saying, He shall have peace; the anger of the Lord shall smoke against such a man. Oh the bitter aggravating circumstances in this Scripture against such a sinner as this. Use Now if God will be so punctual in His threatning word, that it shall be made good, how much more His promising word, for God hath not done so much to make His threatning word good, as His promi•ing word. For,