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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 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.
Therefore much are they to be reproved, who are so full of their sad conclusions, and desperate speeches, from such as these the Lord is gone, and he will never return again, I am undone and lost for ever, there is no hope, to Hell I must go: but a gracious heart in the darkest night of sorrow and trouble can see some glimpse of light and comfort, saying as that good man, Ezra. 9.2. Yet there is hope in Israel concerning this thing, and as the Church in Isa. 42.24. Who gave Jacob for a spoil and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord? he against whom we have sinned? What then? yet O Israel fear not.
Therefore much are they to be reproved, who are so full of their sad conclusions, and desperate speeches, from such as these the Lord is gone, and he will never return again, I am undone and lost for ever, there is no hope, to Hell I must go: but a gracious heart in the darkest night of sorrow and trouble can see some glimps of light and comfort, saying as that good man, Ezra. 9.2. Yet there is hope in Israel concerning this thing, and as the Church in Isa. 42.24. Who gave Jacob for a spoil and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord? he against whom we have sinned? What then? yet O Israel fear not.
1Let us lay up this for sad times to support our spirits withal, we know not what sad and black days we may see, yet know that we cannot be in a sadder condition than Ephraim was in here, to have God to be to us as a moth and as a Lyon to tear and devour us: many make their conditions worse by their desperate conclusions. Austin 2saith, that David prayed earnestly that he might not be cast out from that face which he had offended: Is God angry with us or the Kingdom? let us not run away from him, but earnestly seek him.