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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 12
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.
Obs. 5 Fifthly, God is slow in punishing. He punisheth by degrees at first: yea his punishing is as a moth, and as a little worm in the wood, it is a long time before they do any hurt: This is to show that Gods wrath it is at first but slow. Use. And by this we are taught to do even a• God Himself doth, to be slow to wrath; in our ways of wrath and displeasure against our brethren to be slow as God is; not presently to fly in the faces of our servants or of our children when they displease us: God doth not deal so with us, He flies not presently upon us; God is a long time before He bring any sensible evil upon us. The Romans used to have the Rod and the Axe carried before their Magistrates, to show that they began by lower affliction• at first, they did not come to the extremity at first but went on gradually in their way of punishing.
Obs. 5 Fifthly, God is slow in punishing. He punisheth by degrees at first: yea his punishing is as a moth, and as a little worm in the wood, it is a long time before they do any hurt: This is to shew that Gods wrath it is at first but slow. Use. And by this we are taught to do even a• God Himself doth, to be slow to wrath; in our waies of wrath and displeasure against our brethren to be slow as God is; not presently to fly in the faces of our servants or of our children when they displease us: God doth not deal so with us, He flyes not presently upon us; God is a long time before He bring any sensible evil upon us. The R•mans used to have the Rod and the Axe carried before their Magistra•es, to shew that they began by lower affliction• at first, they did not come to the extremity at first but went on gradually in their way of punishing.