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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 10
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 Hebrews use to express anger by a word that signifies,1 going beyond bounds, noting thus much, that ordinarily in our anger we are apt to go beyond bounds and besides the rule. The sense then is, I will pour my wrath upon them in great abundance, like waters. The judgments of God in Scripture, are often set out unto us by this similitude of water, as in Isa. 28.17. Nahum 1.8. look as their anger ran like water, so my wrath shall run upon them until they are consumed.
The Hebrews use to express anger by a word that signifies,1 going beyond bounds, noting thus much, that ordinarily in our anger we are apt to go beyond bounds and besides the rule. The sence then is, I will powr my wrath upon them in great abundance, like waters. The judgments of God in Scripture, are often set out unto us by this similitude of water, as in Isa. 28.17. Nahum 1.8. look as their anger ran like water, so my wrath shall run upon them until they are consumed.
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That Gods wrath is very hot against wicked Governors, such as break the bounds of Religion, Laws, and Covenants: the Lord is much displeased against great ones when wicked, Numb. 25.4. the people of Israel committed a great evil in provoking God by their Idolatry, joining themselves to Baal-Peor, and the Lord said, Take the heads of Israel. The people offended and it was by the encouragement of the Governors,