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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
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The giving too much to men God many times punisheth, Obser. 5 by making them the greatest instruments of our trouble and misery: If you will make Governors gods, 1'tis just with God to make them devils to you. We should labour truly to inform our selves in that obedience which we owe to Governors, yield them that but no more; if people will give that to men which is Gods due, it's just with God to make them the greatest plagues to us.
The giving too much to men God many times punisheth, Obser. 5 by making them the greatest instruments of our trouble and misery: If you will make Governors gods, 1'tis just with God to make them devils to you. We should labor truly to inform our selves in that obedience which we ow to Governors, yeild them that but no more; if people will give that to men which is Gods due, it's just with God to make them the greatest plagues to us.
- 1Men made Idols become DevilsMen made Idols becom Devils
Here we may see the ill nature of wicked men. Jeroboam and his Obser. 6 Princes are very fair and square and give good words to the people, and all to gain their own ends, and when they had their own ends, then they broke them in judgment, and oppressed them exceedingly, the more they are yielded to, the more they oppress: 'tis a sign of a base spirit for men thus to abuse poor people, The wicked boasteth himself of his hearts desire, and blesseth the covetous whom the Lord abhors, Psal. 10.3.
Here we may see the ill nature of wicked men. Jeroboam and his Obser. 6 Princes are very fair and square and give good words to the people, and all to gain their own ends, and when they had their own ends, then they broke them in judgment, and oppressed them exceedingly, the more they are yeilded to, the more they oppress: 'tis a sign of a base spirit for men thus to abuse poor people, The wicked boasteth himself of his hearts desire, and blesseth the covetous whom the Lord abhors,