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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
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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.
1. God hath not called such witnesses to His threatening word as to His promising word, there are Three in Heaven and Three on Earth who are Witnesses but not to the threatening word, sometimes in the general he calls the Heavens to witness to His threatening. Hear oh heavens, and hearken oh earth, I have nourished up a people and they rebel against me.
1. God hath not cal'd such witnesses to His threatning word as to His promising word, there are Three in Heaven and Three on Earth who are Witnesses but not to the threatning word, sometimes in the general he calls the Heavens to witness to His threatning. Hear oh heavens, and hearken oh earth, I have nourished up a people and they rebel against me.
2. To the verifying of a promise there is not only Gods faithfulness, but 'tis His faithfulness in Christ, all the promises are in Him, yea and Amen; there is in Gods promising word, not only His faithfulness, but His faithfulness in Christ, all the promises are made in Christ, so are not the threatenings, Judgments have not such immediate relation to Christ.
2. To the verifying of a promise there is not only Gods faithfulness, but 'tis His faithfulness in Christ, all the promises are in Him, yea and Amen; there is in Gods promising word, not only His faithfulness, but His faithfulness in Christ, all the promises are made in Christ, so are not the threatnings, Judgments have not such immediate relation to Christ.
3. More sure, because promises are not only Gods Covenant with His people, but His Testament, and so more sure than a Covenant, for a Covenant may be broken on the one party, but a Testament cannot, it being confirmed by the death of the Testator; the promise on our part may be broken, but when we look upon them as confirmed by the death of the great Testator Jesus Christ, we have strong consolation: as 'tis a great evil not to believe the threats of God, so 'tis also a great evil not to credit the promises of God. Christians, you wonder when wicked men believe not Gods threatenings and His judgments to tremble at them, Know Oh Christian, that not only men but Angels stand and wonder when thou dost not believe the promises of God when they be so confirmed that we might believe them and walk comfortably.