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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.
This is just as if a man in a fever should drink a draught of cold water from the conduit; it's true for a while he may have a little ease; but O what a scalding fit doth this bring him into afterwards!1 so those that in trouble of conscience seek for carnal helps, it will bring them to a dreadful fit afterwards. It follows.
This is just as if a man in a feaver should drink a draught of cold water from the conduit; it's true for a while he may have a little ease; but O what a scalding fit doth this bring him into afterwards!1 so those that in trouble of conscience seek for carnal helps, it will bring them to a dreadful fit afterwards. It follows.
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I, even I will tear.] The main thing wherein God expresseth the dreadfulness of His wrath here in this place, is the tearing of them as a Lyon, we may take in pieces that which we intend to mend and to make use of: but when we tear a thing we intend to make no further use of it. God expresseth great severity of his wrath in this expression, Psal. 50.22. Consider this ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces. Now this tearing here, refers to the letting in the Assyrian upon Israel, and the Babylonian upon Judah. And the main observation from it, and which is indeed seasonable for these times of ours, is, That,