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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 15
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 will return to my place.] When was God from His place?1 when did He come from thence? Thus: when he did rend and tear them, appearing against them as a Lyon, and as a young Lyon, then it was as if God should come down to rectify and set in order things which were amiss, and out of their place; as we may see in the case of Sodom, Gen. 18.21. I will go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of their sin, the sin of Sodom fetched God from his Throne. So in Isa. 26.21. Behold, the Lord cometh out of his place, to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their cruelty and wickedness, the earth also shall disclose her blood and shall no longer cover her slain. God compares himself to a Prince upon his Throne, who goes from his place of State into Countries to quiet mutinies and rebellions among his people. The Note from hence is,
I will return to my place.] When was God from His place?1 when did He come from thence? Thus: when he did rend and tear them, appearing against them as a Lyon, and as a young Lyon, then it was as if God should come down to rectifie and set in order things which were amiss, and out of their place; as we may see in the case of Sodom, Gen. 18.21. I will go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of their sin, the sin of Sodom fetcht God from his Throne. So in Isa. 26.21. Behold, the Lord cometh out of his place, to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their cruelty and wickedness, the earth also shall disclose her blood and shall no longer cover her slain. God compares himself to a Prince upon his Throne, who goes from his place of State into Countries to quiet mutinees and rebellions among his people. The Note from hence is,
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