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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 6 › Verse 4
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.
we shall find him of a proud haughty spirit, resolved upon his own will, contrary to the will of God, he would go up to Rameth Gilead, and when Jehoshaphat asked him if there were not a Prophet of the Lord more that they might enquire of him, and he said, there is one, but I hate him; and ⟨p. 578⟩this was in the time of his humiliation. And is it not thus with us?1 many times when judgments are upon us, how penitent are we and then humbled presently? but if the rod be off us we grow proud and stout again presently. So in Judah, what beginnings did that young King Joash 2make? in the 2 Chron. 24.6., what care was there taken in repairing the Temple, gave commandment to the Priests and the Levites to gather money for the building the House of the Lord, and commanded it to be done speedily, he was a very young Prince, but very zealous, in so much that he blamed the high Priest for his want of zeal, and verse 10. 'tis said the Princes and all the people rejoiced and brought in, and cast into the chest; now what did this produce? surely some glorious effect, mark in the 17. verse, After the death of Jehojadah came the Princes of Judah and made obeisance to him (and what then?) the King hearkened to them; they then began to get him on their side, by complying with him, for the text saith, that he hearkened to them, and then wrath came upon them; 'tis very likely they said after this manner to him; Consider who you are, a Prince, the head of a people, and you do all that the old man Jehojada commanded; he was a subject to you, and you be commanded by him,3 and besides he is now dead and gone, therefore show your self a man, like a Prince in your Kingdom, stand upon your own legs, be like unto the rest of the Princes about you: Now such words as these might please the King, and be hearkened to, and then they presently forsook the House of the Lord God of their fathers and served groves and Idols, they forsook their Religion; while they kept the truth it preserved them, and they followed the rule, but turning from the rule what outrages do they commit? verse 21, 22. conspire against Zachariah and stoned him, the blood of a Prophets son is now nothing to them, they can down with it, and the King stood and saw him stoned; Oh what a height of sin is this young zealous Prince come unto! How many sad examples have we in these our days which second this of Joash?