A77979:1881
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 12
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.
My net; in the pronoun my. Men by their cunning and policy may bring men into great trouble and straights, but when God sets himself by his Attributes of wisdom, power, and justice to bring a people down to ruin, they shall be taken, they shall not escape. The Notes are:
Obs. 1 Those which go out of Gods way, it is just with God they should be ensnared. Job, 18.7. The steps of his strength shall be straightened, and his own counsel shall bring him down. Job, 22.10. Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee. How many men from experience can speak the truth of this? who going out of Gods ways have met with snares? and it is Gods curse upon the wicked, that their table shall become a snare to them, and God threatens it in Isa. 8.14. that he would be for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And therefore when we are in straights, it is good to think thus, Where am I? what am I a doing? am I in my way or no? have I not followed my own counsel and left Gods? If we have, mark what God saith, I'll bring you down as the fouls of Heaven: you think to ⟨p. 683⟩escape by flying, no stay a while, when you think you are the most secure, then I will meet with you.
Obs. 1 Those which go out of Gods way, it is just with God they should be ensnared. Job, 18.7. The steps of his strength shall be straightened, and his own counsel shall bring him down. Job, 22.10. Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee. How many men from experience can speak the truth of this? who going out of Gods waies have met with snares? and it is Gods curse upon the wicked, that their table shall become a snare to them, and God threatens it in