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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.
I confess sometimes for a little while (as I say) there is a little case. I find it so in the case of Ahaz, when he was in straits, his heart did melt (as you heard before:) Now that story in Isa. 7. hath reference to the 2 Kings, 16. aforenamed: When Rezin and Pekah came against him, you shall find that Ahaz had a little help for the present by Tiglath-Pileser King of Assyria that he sent for, but afterwards (as we shall show you when we come to another point) it did him little good, for Gods hand was out against Judah so much the more dreadfully.
I confess somtimes for a little while (as I say) there is a little case. I find it so in the case of Ahaz, when he was in straits, his heart did melt (as you heard before:) Now that story in Isa. 7. hath reference to the 2 Kings, 16. aforenamed: When Rezin and Pekah came against him, you shall find that Ahaz had a little help for the present by Tiglath-Pileser King of Assyria that he sent for, but afterwards (as we shall shew you when we come to another point) it did him little good, for Gods hand was out against Judah so much the more dreadfully.
Obs. 2 And as the creature hath but little help in it in the time of straits; So of all things that men rest on for help, wicked men are ⟨p. 497⟩most like to prove helpless. They leave you in your straits as the Scribes and Pharisees did Judas: When Judas was brought into straits by his sin, and in the anguish of his spirit came and said, I have sinned, in betraying innocent blood. What is that to us say they, look thou to it. There was all the comfort he could have from them. They were forward to draw him into the sin, but when he had done it, then Look you to it. Use. Such comfort you are like to have from your wicked companions in times of straits: They will draw you into that which is evil, and afterward when God shall strike you and they come to visit you, and you lie crying out of those ways they have drawn you into; Oh! miserable comforters will they be. You can have no help from wicked men in times of straits.