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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.
Yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
The Assyrian could not help, Jareb could do no good; yea indeed they were so far from helping of Israel and Judah, that they made the wound greater; for Israel was afterward carried away captive by the Assyrian to whom he sent for help: and for Judah we read in 2 Chron. 28.20. that when Ahaz sent for help to Tilgath Pileser King of Assyria, he came unto him indeed, but he distressed him and strengthened him not. From whence we may observe.
The Assyrian could not help, Jareb could do no good; yea indeed they were so far from helping of Israel and Judah, that they made the wound greater; for Israel was afterward carried away captive by the Assyrian to whom he sent for help: and for Judah we reade in 2 Chron. 28.20. that when Ahaz sent for help to Tilgath Pileser King of Assyria, he came unto him indeed, but he distressed him and strengthened him not. From whence we may observe.
First, That creature comforts avail little in the day of Gods wrath. Obs. 1 Gods wrath was out against Ephraim and Judah, and they would fain seek to help themselves in some creature way, but it would do them no good. Creatures are little helpful in the day of Gods wrath, they are all as a broken reed that rather ⟨p. 496⟩runneth into a mans hand th•n any way relieveth him. So the Scripture saith of riches, that they avail not in the day of wrath. All the creatures will then say to you, if God help you not how can we help you? They are but as a tree in the time of a storm; you may run under the tree, and perhaps a few droppings may be kept from you for a while, but if the storm be great and continue, what good can the leaves of a tree do you to keep you from it? The creature may refresh you a little, but if Gods wrath continue what good can the creature do?