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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 14
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.
1But what is the reason of the difference of these expressions here? As he said before, He would be a moth to Ephraim and rottenness to Judah; so here he saith, He will be a Lyon to Ephraim, and a young Lyon unto Judah. Here is a different expression, and the reason is the same here that was there: As there it was to show that God though He intended the destruction of Ephraim and of Judah both, yet Ephraim sooner and Judah later: so here, though God would be terrible in His wrath to Judah, yet He would be more terrible in His wrath to the ten Tribes: For we find, that though Judah was carried into captivity, yet that captivity lasted but for seventy years, and Judah returned again; but Israel, he was torn in pieces so as he was never made up after. They were both sinners, ⟨p. 499⟩but Judah retained somewhat of Gods true worship, therefore God would spare them a little: Though wicked men will spare the Saints so much the less because of their godliness, and will take so much the more advantage of their frailties because they are professors, yet God will pity them.
1But what is the reason of the difference of these expressions here? As he said before, He would be a moth to Ephraim and rottenness to Judah; so here he saith, He will be a Lyon to Ephraim, and a young Lyon unto Judah. Here is a different expression, and the reason is the same here that was there: As there it was to shew that God though He intended the destruction of Ephraim and of Judah both, yet Ephraim sooner and Judah later: so here, though God would be terrible in His wrath to Judah, yet He would be more terrible in His wrath to the ten Tribes: For we find, that though Judah was carried into captivity, yet that captivity lasted but for seventy years, and Judah returned again; but Israel, he was torn in pieces so as he was never made up after. They were both sinners, ⟨p. 499⟩but Judah retained somewhat of Gods true worship, therefore God would spare them a little: Though wicked men will spare the Saints so much the less because of their godliness, and will take so much the more advantage of their frailties because they are professors, yet God will pitie them.