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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 4 › Verse 1
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.
If this should but prove to be our charge, that there is no mercy in the land at this day, God must needs have a fearful controversy against us. The ⟨p. 31⟩whole land cannot be said to be charged now as at some time it might have been. Not long since in England there hath been crying out of violence and wrong, those which ruled over us have ruled over us with violence, rigour, and cruelty, according to that complaint Ezek. 34.4. With cruelty and force have ye ruled my people. They have turned judgment to wormwood, Amos, 5.7. Their Courts of Judicature that should have been for right judgment have been turned into bitter wormwood and have been full of cruelty. What have many of them cared for the lives, for the comforts of thousands, for the extremity of all misery they shall suffer, so be it their own humours and their own lusts might be satisfied, as if all other men were but as dogs except themselves? The Lord doth at this day charge this upon some of them, and will charge it more. I remember once a speech of a reverend Divine in this, City, now with God, whom you all honoured when he was alive, being put into that Court, the high Commission, when he came home one day from thence he tells this story of what he observed there. I heard (saith he) crying out much of Grace, and please your Grace, and much crying out of peace, if there were any noise, then peace peace, but I saw no MERCY th•re saith he, nothing at all but Cruelty.
If this should but prove to be our charg, that there is no mercy in the land at this day, God must needs have a fearful controversie against us. The ⟨p. 31⟩whole land cannot be said to be charged now as at some time it might have been. Not long since in England there hath been crying out of violence and wrong, those which ruled over us have ruled over us with violence, rigour, and cruelty, according to that complaint Ezek. 34.4. With cruelty and force have ye ruled my people. They have turned judgment to wormwood,