A77979:1215
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.
No. Till they acknowledge their sin. From the Connection of these words with the former, we may observe;
No. Till they acknowledge their sin. From the Connexion of these words with the former, we may observe;
That God sometimes turns his back upon sinners, until they return Obs. 1 unto him and acknowledge their sin. And this is the best way for God to deal with some kind of men, let them but feel a little of the smart of trouble, and then they will consider: as many men who are wilful they will do so and so, their wills shall be their law; now the best way to tame these men is, let them see what will come of it, and the evil which will follow upon their wilfulness will be the best convincement to them. So says God, My Prophets and my Messengers can do no good upon them, therefore let them alone, According to that 1 King. 8.47. If they will bethink themselves and repent. And this is a most prudential way, to deal with men who are wilful and stubborn.
That God sometimes turns his back upon sinners, until they return Obs. 1 unto him and acknowledge their sin. And this is the best way for God to deal with some kind of men, let them but feel a little of the smart of trouble, and then they will consider: as many men who are wilful they wil do so and so, their wils shal be their law; now the best way to tame these men is, let them see what will come of it, and the evil which will follow upon their wilfulness wil be the best convincement to them. So saies God, My Prophets and my Messengers can do no good upon them, therfore let them alone, According to that