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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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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.
2. The truth of God is not honored, 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 threatnings against sin but I do not beleeve them, Lord I'le venture it, I'le put it to the tryall whether it be so or no.
3. As it aggravates the sin, so the punishment; the judgment cannot but be the greater, thou canst expect but little pity from the goodness of God which thou hast slighted, when it warned thee of those judgments which are now upon thee, His mercy to remove them cannot be expected. God by His Ministers warned me in such a Sermon, but I went on and would not reform, and now there is matter for the worm of conscience to gnaw upon: that thou mayest say as Job, What I feared is now come upon me, and this is that which aggravates our misery.1 At this time have not the Ministers of God for these twenty years, especially in these latter seven years made this the subject of their preaching, to warn us of judgments, and now the judgments of God are come upon us, God hath vindicated the word of His servants.
3. As it aggravates the sin, so the punishment; the judgment cannot but be the greater, thou canst expect but little pitty from the goodness of God which thou hast slighted, when it warned thee of those judgments which are now upon thee, His mercy to remove them cannot be expected. God by His Ministers warned me in such a Sermon, but I went on and would not reform, and now there is matter for the worm of conscience to gnaw upon: that thou maist say as Job, What I feared is now come upon me, and this is that which aggravates our misery.