A77979:1025
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.
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.
1. The goodness of God is not honoured by us, when the Lord for our good shall give us notice of our sins that so we may prevent judgment the desert of our sins, and we notwithstanding sh•l •in, it dishonours Gods goodness.
1. The goodness of God is not honored by us, when the Lord for our good shall give us notice of our sins that so we may prevent judgment the desert of our sins, and we notwithstanding sh•l •in, it dishonors Gods goodness.
2. The truth of God is not honoured, when we do not obey, this is no other than a venturing whether the word be true or no, whether Gods words are yea and nay, Oh sinner dost thou know what thou dost, thou temptest God, saying, Lord there are such and such threatenings against sin but I do not believe them, Lord I'll venture it, I'll put it to the trial whether it be so or no.