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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 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.
1As it is in outward, so it is sometimes in spiritual straights. When God strikes the souls of men with sicknesses, & wounds their consciences, what course do they take? They seek not to the Lord that smote them, but they seek out to the creature for help, they go to their companions, to their trading, to their shops, to their pleasures &c. and seek to have case to their souls that way. This is the way of carnal hearts, both for soul and body to seek out unto the creature for help when they are smitten.
- 1Use. 3. Admonition to those in spiritual distress.Use. 3. Admonition to those in spiritual distresse.
1But secondly, There is much guilt contracted by resting upon creature helps. It is that which increaseth mens sins and provokes Gods wrath very much, when they neglect him and seek to shift for themselves in the creature. Thus it was with Israel and Judah; they contracted much guilt unto themselves that way. And we find that God is much provoked with such as do so.2 In 2 Chron. 25.7, 8. when Amaziah King of Judah in a time of danger, hired an hundred thousand men out of Israel, which were Idolaters; the Lord would not have Amaziah to make use of them, but bids him send them away; Let not the Army of Israel go with thee (saith God) for the Lord is not with Israel: Yea but what shall we do (saith the King) for the hundred talents which I have given to the Army of Israel? Be content saith the Prophet, rather to lose the hundred talents than to make use of such wicked men as they that have forsaken the true worship of God.3