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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
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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.
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 stronge consolation: as 'tis a great evil not to beleeve the threats of God, so 'tis also a great evil not to credit the promises of God. Christians, you wonder when wicked men beleeve not Gods threatnings and His judgments to tremble at them, Know Oh Christian, that not only men but Angels stand and wonder when thou dost not beleeve the promises of God when they be so confirmed that we might beleeve them and walk comfortably.
The revealing of sin before a judgment comes, aggravates Obs. 3 ⟨p. 454⟩both the sin and the judgment, the punishment will be so much the heavier, it aggravates the sin, because then there is the greater contempt against God: If a father should desire his child not to do such a thing, nay not only desire him but forbid him, yea threaten him with punishment if he doth it; now if he shall after all this gainsay his fathers will, he puts a greater contempt upon his father, for now he breaks through hedges and fences, which should have kept him in: so when God shall forbid, yea threaten if we will break out it puts a great contempt upon God.