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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.
I must have Soldiers, old Soldiers about me; let men talk what they will of good men and that God will be with those that can pray, I must ha•e those that can fight, those that are Soldiers. I would it were not so at this day,1 tha• if a man did but speak against evil Officers in an Army and wicked men that are about them, that their hearts did not rise in a kind of indignation, and let be said what will be yet such and such they will ⟨p. 494⟩have about them. Isa. 30.1, 2. Woe to the rebellious children saith the Lord,2 that take counsel, but not of Me, and that cover with a covering, but not of My Spirit: Wherefore do they this? That they may ad sin to sin. This i• a strange charge, woe to the rebellious children that take counsel, they go on in their own ways and take counsel, but not of Me, and they cover things over with vain pretences, but not by My Spirit, there is none of My Spirit in it; yea and all is, that they may ad sin to sin: And what is all this? It followeth presently, They walk to go down into Egypt to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and have not asked of My mouth saith God. They think to strengthen themselves by Pharaoh and never ask counsel of Me. This is rebellion, this is to follow their own counsels, this is to cover over things but not by Gods Spirit, this is to ad sin unto sin, to seek for help from wicked and ungodly men.
I must have Souldiers, old Souldiers about me; let men talk what they will of good men and that God will be with those that can pray, I must ha•e those that can fight, those that are Soldiers. I would it were not so at this day,1 tha• if a man did but speak against evil Officers in an Army and wicked men that are about them, that their hearts did not rise in a kind of indignation, and let be said what will be yet such and such they will