A77979:1817
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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 7 › Verse 6
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.
The heat of their hearts was so violent, that it did devour all that Obs. 1 opposed it: as fire devours all combustible things, so they devoured all kind of reason which was brought against them and their way, what was spoken to them to contradict them in their worship, it was like straw or wood in an oven, they were so strongly set upon it, they devoured all presently, they tell in all companies, such men have nothing to say for their way &c. Therefore at any time, when we come to men ⟨p. 668⟩and see them wilfully bent upon their way, it is to no purpose to speak to them, but let them alone, and let God but humble them upon their sick beds, and then they will hearken. No dealing with Bees in a hot day, but at night there is.
The heat of their hearts was so violent, that it did devour all that Obs. 1 opposed it: as fire devoures all cumbustable things, so they devoured all kind of reason which was brought against them and their way, what was spoken to them to contradict them in their worship, it was like straw or wood in an oven, they were so strongly set upon it, they devoured all presently, they tell in all companies, such men have nothing to say for their way &c. Therefore at any time, when we come to men ⟨p. 668⟩and see them wilfully bent upon their way, it is to no purpose to speak to them, but let them alone, and let God but humble them upon their sick beds, and then they will hearken. No dealing with Bees in a hot day, but at night there is.
Obs. 2 As mens spirits are as hot as an oven in sin, so Gods judgments which are prepared for such, are as hot as an oven. Malachi, 4.1. God will make as little of them as they do of Gods people? The day of the Lord cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, and all that do wickedly shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall burn them up. It follows.
Obs. 2 As mens spirits are as hot as an oven in sin, so Gods judgments which are prepared for such, are as hot as an oven. Malachy, 4.1. God will make as little of them as they do of Gods people? The day of the Lord cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, and all that do wickedly shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall burn them up. It follows.