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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.
But no knowledge of God in the Land.] In the land, here is the Emphasis. Oh this is a very sad thing: What not in the land of Israel no knowledge of God? Psal. 76.1. In Judah is God known, his Name is great in Israel. It is expected that God should be known in their land, and for God not to be known there; he was not known to any people in all the world but Judah and Israel; and here ten Tribes are charged for not having the knowledge of God in their land. Surely they refused to know the Lord, they shut their eyes against the knowledge of God, they say to God, depart from us we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. Men may live where there is the means of knowledge and yet be ignorant all their days. How many men of excellent parts in respect of all outward affairs, in the country and City, come and speak to them about matters of State, they will speak understandingly about them, they have deep reaches for State affairs; speak to them about the affairs of Merchandise, of their trades, they will speak understandingly; but speak to them about God, about Christ, about the things of eternal life, how poorly, how weakly, how childishly, how sottishly shall you have them speak about those things! Men of parts and living under much means yet may be very ignorant of the knowledge of God. Howsoever the want of knowledge may seem to be a little matter, even in places where there is means, yet let men know that it is a fearful brand of reprobation for people to live under the ⟨p. 35⟩means and not to have the knowledge of God, 2. Cor. 4.3. If our Gospel be hidden, it is hidden to those that are lost. And it is pronounced as a great curse for a man to live without knowledge, Job, 36.12. They shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. Oh how many at this day do perish by the sword and die without knowledge? It concerns us now to get the knowledge of God because the sword may be nearer us than we are aware of, and what will become of us if it fall out to be our portion to perish by the sword and to die without knowledge?
But no knowledg of God in the Land.] In the land, here is the Emphasis. Oh this is a very sad thing: What not in the land of Israel no knowledg of God?