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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 13
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.
They saw their sickness, they saw their wound, what did they then? They went to the Assyrian, and sent to King Jareb. They look to no higher causes of their trouble than second causes, therefore they seek to no higher means for their help but second causes. Reas. They look upon their troubles as such as befalls other men as well as them, and so look not up unto God. They are led by sense, and the second causes are before them and near to them, and God is above them and beyond them, and his ways are often contrary to sense; they know little of God, and have less interest in God; therefore it is that they little mind God in their straights, but send out for help unto the creature.
They saw their sickness, they saw their wound, what did they then? They went to the Assyrian, and sent to King Jareb. They look to no higher causes of their trouble than second causes, therefore they seek to no higher means for their help but second causes. Reas. They look upon their troubles as such as befals other men as well as them, and so look not up unto God. They are led by sence, and the second causes are before them and neer to them, and God is above them and beyond them, and his waies are often contrary to sence; they know little of God, and have less interest in God; therefore it is that they little mind God in their straights, but send out for help unto the creature.
We see the way of carnal hearts at this very day.1 What helps do they send for but creature helps? Therefore (my brethren) let us not fear them much; Let us not fear our adversaries much, for their strength is in the arm of flesh: & we know they take no other course but to strengthen themselves in the creature; they know no other help; they little mind God in all their ways; Let them have what they will, yet pray they cannot, they have little heart to go unto God; they curse and swear, yea and tell us, that it was never worse with them than when they prayed most: Therefore all their help is on this side Heaven, therefore not much to be feared: They have that carnality of heart in them as was here in Ephraim and Judah, when they were a people to be destroyed, then they were given over by God to seek out for help only in the