A77979:1716
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 7 › 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 great Cities where there is such concourse of people, 1there is all manner of evils.
- 1Obs.
But now, when was the time that God was about to heal these ten Tribes? to what time doth this refer? some interpret this to be the time when God went about to cure the evils and the abominations that were in Rehoboams time which was a very sad time,1 had he hearkened to the counsel of his wise, grave Counsellors, it had been well for him, and his people; but he giving credit to the counsel of his young green heads, he endangered the very life of his Kingdom by it, and when he would not hearken through the pride of his heart, God rent the greatest part of the Kingdom from him, and gave it to Jeroboam, and now when there were such hopes of delivering them from these their oppressions,2 then the iniquity of Ephraim did appear, then did they oppress and crush […] ⟨p. 640⟩up and healed presently, and then they putrefy and are worse than ever. But the Lord is the healer of his people, and when he heals he doth it to purpose; and many encouragements we have in Scripture, to seek to God for healing, the promise of God, 1 Chron. 7.13.14. If my people which are called by my Name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from the evil of their ways; then will I hear from Heaven, and forgive their sin, and heal their land. Mark the connection of these words; first, seek to be forgiven, and then healed; if we should be healed before pardoned, woe be to us, we should then be undone.