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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 2
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.
Yet O Lord the deadness of mens hearts, that though there hath been such horrible villainy committed in Ireland, in England, which certainly if there were no more but that, God requireth the people of the land should rise up to avenge such a thing as that is, that there should not be such horrible wickedness committed in Israel, but that the offenders should be brought to condigne punishment. If you regard not your lives and estates and liberties, yet regard such a horrible villainy as this, as is committed in the open heavens. These here resolved not to go to their tents nor to turn into their houses till this was done; Be content to shut up your shops for a while, and to leave your trades and to lie in the fields until you have brought these Delinquents to their just punishment. Be not discouraged with a little ill success; there were forty thousand of the better side slain here before Israel got the victory, until they had thoroughly humbled themselves, and then they had the better of it. Though our adversaries meet with success in their ways, let us not be discouraged, they that •ood to defend this horrible wickedness of the Men of Gibeah, they got the first day and the second day; yet they went on in their way till they had brought the offenders to condigne punishment; We should resolve never to follow our business, nor regard our houses and private estates until we have got this wickedness punished in this land and wiped off the guilt from the Kingdom. So much for that fourth charge. A word of the last.
Yet O Lord the deadness of mens hearts, that though there hath been such horrible villany committed in Ireland, in England, which certanily if there were no more but that, God requireth the people of the land should rise up to avenge such a thing as that is, that there should not be such horrible wickedness committed in Israel, but that the offenders should be brought to condigne punishment. If you regard not your lives and estates and liberties, yet regard such a horrible villany as this, as is committed in the open heavens. These here resolved not to go to their tents nor to turn into their houses till this was done; Be content to shut up your shops for a while, and to leave your trades and to lie in the fields untill you have brought these Delinquents to their just punishment. Be not discouraged with a little ill success; there were forty thousand of the better side slayn here before Israel got the victory, until they had thoroughly humbled themselves, and then they had the better of it. Though our adversaries meet with success in their waies, let us not be discouraged, they that ood to defend this horrible wickedness of the Men of Gibeah, they got the first day and the second day; yet they went on in their way till they had brought the offenders to condigne punishment; We should resolve never to follow our business, nor regard our houses and private estates untill we have got this wickedness punished in this land and wiped off the guilt from the Kingdom. So much for that fourth charge. A word of the last.