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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 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.
4. It causes the soul to receive content and satisfaction in Reas. 4 nothing but God alone, and in peace with him,1 to get him our friend; when we look upon judgments only in the second cause, we are apt to think that second means will make up the breach again, which sin hath made; as they in Isa. 9.9, 10. The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stone; for all this his anger is not turned away: why so? in the 13. verse we have the reason, For the people turned not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts: They would not see the hand of God, nor give glory to him, for if they did, they would say as this people, in the next chapter, Come, let us return unto the Lord, for he hath wounded us, and He will heal us. Thus much for the doubling the expression. It follows.
- 1Causeth the soul to make out for God
I, even I will tear you and go away.
The Lyons when they tear their prey, they are not afraid of what they have done,1 but walk majestically before the dead carkiese as it were bidding defiance to all other creatures, they run not away as the Fox doth, but walk as it were in state, for so the words in the original carry: I, even I will tear. 2As if God did challenge all the creatures in Heaven or Earth for to grapple with him, I will tear them. It implies how God will