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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 11
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.
A Second Note is this, That Idolaters are great oppressors. Obser. 2 ⟨p. 468⟩When was it that Ephraim was oppressed? When he walked after the commandment of Jeroboam. Changes in Religion brings people to oppression. Therefore the Scripture sets out Antichrist by Egypt, because the people of God were there most grievously oppressed. The Woman in the Revelations is said to sit upon the waters, and the Beast a top of her oppressing. That story is famous of a Bishop who would oppress the people; one standing up and told him he could not do it by law: He answered him, that if there were any Law against him he would carry it on his sleeves. Likewise that oppression of the Wallenses was very great, who desired that they might but enjoy their liberty to worship God in woods and groves, but it would not be granted them. And was not this our condition some few years since? when the Saints durst not appear for God in public, but only in private rooms and chambers.
A Second Note is this, That Idolaters are great oppressors. Obser. 2 ⟨p. 468⟩When was it that Ephraim was oppressed? When he walked after the commandement of Jeroboam. Changes in Religion brings people to opression. Therefore the Scripture sets out Antichrist by Egypt, because the people of God were there most grievously oppressed. The Woman in the Revelations is said to sit upon the waters, and the Beast a top of her oppressing. That story is famous of a Bishop who would oppress the people; one standing up and told him he could not do it by law: He answered him, that if there were any Law against him he would carry it on his sleeves. Likewise that opression of the Wallenses was very great, who desired that they might but enjoy their liberty to worship God in woods and groves, but it would not be granted them. And was not this our condition some few years since? when the Saints durst not appear for God in publick, but only in private rooms and chambers.
Obser. 3 Thirdly, God hath a righteous hand in the delivery of men into the hands of unrighteous oppressors: For they followed after the commandment saith God. It may be your enemies into whose hands I have delivered you, may deal unjustly and oppress you out of measure; yet am I just in the thing.