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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 5
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.
Expos. 2 Again, the words may be taken actively, and then the sense is, That my power shall so appear upon them, that their righteousness and holiness shall appear as the light. And then though my judgments were smart and tedious at the first, yet you shall not repent it, you shall see so much good from them which will make amends and pay all charges: Or thus, I have sent my Prophets among this people for this very end and purpose, to make this people a righteous people, and that they may manifest this as clearly as the light. And thus you have the meaning of the words, the observations follow.
Expos. 2 Again, the words may be taken actively, and then the sense is, That my power shall so appear upon them, that their righteousness and holiness shall appear as the light. And then though my judgments were smart and tedious at the first, yet you shall not repent it, you shall see so much good from them which will make amends and pay all charges: Or thus, I have sent my Prophets among this people for this very end and purpose, to make this people a righteous people, and that they may manifest this as cleerly as the light. And thus you have the meaning of the words, the observations follow.
Obs. 1 Unconstancy in the ways of Religion causes God to be incensed against a people. Such men as are off and on, which make overtures in the ways of Religion had need to have cutting truths preached to them; Therefore have I hewed them (saith God) by my Prophets; and as Gods Ministers must deal thus with their people, so must every man in particular who loves his own soul, and if so be •hy soul be precious in thy eyes thou wilt willingly deal sharply with thy self, say, Oh wretched heart that I have, to let such stirrings die, such motions of ⟨p. 593⟩the spirit come to nothing, dost thou know whom thou hast to deal withal, the infinite great God? and for what thou hast to deal with him, for no less than eternity, and hast thou stirrings of heart about this? and dost thou let them die? this provokes God.