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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.
In th•se times the•e was no p•ace to him that went out, n•r to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries, and Nation was destroyed of Nation, and City of City, for God did vex them with all adversity. Truly our condition comes to be almost like to the condition of Israel at that time. And here we may see what the fruit of this controversy was, they were without a teaching Priest and without Law, and in those time; there was no peace to him that went out and to him that came in, but great vexation there was, City destroying City, and Nation destroying Nation, for God did vex them with all adversity. Oh how doth the Lord even vex us at this very day! and this as a fruit of Gods controversy with us, because there is so little knowledge of God in the land.
In th•se times the•e was no p•ace to him that went out, n•r to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries, and Nation was destroyed of Nation, and City of City, for God did vex them with all adversity. Truly our condition comes to be almost like to the condition of Israel at that time. And here we may see what the fruit of this controversie was, they were without a teaching Priest and without Law, and in those time; there was no peace to him that went out and to him that came in, but great vexation there was, Citie destroying Citie, and Nation destroying Nation, for God did vex them with all adversity. Oh how doth the Lord even vex us at this very day! and this as a fruit of Gods controversie with us, because there is so little knowledg of God in the land.
And the second reason why there was so little knowledge of God in that land at that time, is this, Because the pure Worship of God and his Ordinances were sut out of doors, and mens inventions were brought in in the rom of them. For so it was, after the ten Tribes defection from Judah, then they left the right worship of God, to worship in the Temple at Jerusalem, and they set up their Calves in Dan & Bethel, and so brought in their own