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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.
No knowledge of God.] This is a heavy charge indeed: Pour out thy fury upon the Heathen that know thee not, Jer. 10.25. Though they be Heathens and yet know not God, the wrath of God is to be poured forth upon them, surely then Gods wrath must be upon Israel that know not God. And Isa 2•.11. They are a people of no understanding, therefore he that made them will not have mercy upon them, he that formed them will show them no favour. 2 Thes. 1.8. The Lord Christ shall come in flaming fire to render vengeance upon those that know him not. What no knowledge of God? what glory then can God have from such a people? God hath done great things in the world, he hath manifested himself an infinite and a glorious God, and his end in all that he hath manifested himself in is, that Angels and men might behold this, might adore, admire, worship, fear, and praise him; but where there is no knowledge of God, there all Gods glory passeth by and there is no notice taken of it, to what purpose is the world made? such an one can never sanctify the Name of God in any duty of worship. in the use of any creature: where there is no knowledge of God, there all good is kept out, there the unclean spirit a spirit of darkness dwells: when the Crow hath picked out the eyes of the Lamb then it makes a prey upon it; As in dark vaults there are toads and filthy creatures, so in dark soul there are crawling and filthy lusts; As in blind Alehouses there is abundance of disorder, so in a blind heart, there is abundance of distemper and disorder.
No knowledg of God.] This is a heavy charge indeed: Powr out thy fury upon the Heathen that know thee not, Jer. 10.25. Though they be Heathens and yet know not God, the wrath of God is to be poured forth upon them, surely then Gods wrath must be upon Israel that know not God. And Isa 2•.11. They are a people of no understanding, therefore he that made them will not have mercy upon them, he that formed them will shew them no favour. 2 Thes. 1.8. The Lord Christ shall come in flaming fire to render vengeance upon those that know him not. What no knowledg of God? what glory then can God have from such a people? God hath done great things in the world, he hath manifested himself an infinite and a glorious God, and his end in all that he hath manifested himself in is, that Angels and men might behold this, might adore, admire, worship, fear, and praise him; but where there is no knowledg of God, there all Gods glory passeth by and there is no notice taken of it, to what purpose is the world made? such an one can never sanctifie the Name of God in any duty of worship. in the use of any creature: where there is no knowledg of God, there al good is kept out, there the unclean spirit a spirit of darkness dwels: when the Crow hath picked out the eyes of the Lamb then it makes a prey upon it; As in dark vaults there are toads and filthy creatures, so in dark soul there are crawling and filthy lusts; As in blind Alehouses there is abundance of disorder, so in a blind heart, there is abundance of distemper and disorder.