A77979:1956
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 16
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.
3. It is compared to fire, yea unto the fire of hell, James, 3.7, 8. To the coals of Juniper, Psal. 120.4. which are quickly kindled, but abide long; all these expressions with others we find about the tongue of the wicked. But now see what is said of the tongues of the Saints, Cant. 4.11. Thy lips Oh my Spouse, drop as the honey comb, honey and milk are under thy tongue. And Prov. 10.20. The tongue of the just is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
3. It is compared to fire, yea unto the fire of hell, James, 3.7, 8. To the coals of Juniper, Psal. 120.4. which are quickly kindled, but abide long; all these expressions with others we find about the tongue of the wicked. But now see what is said of the tongues of the Saints, Cant. 4.11. Thy lips Oh my Spouse, drop as the hony comb, hony and milk are under thy tongue. And Prov. 10.20. The tongue of the just is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
4. An outrageous tongue is such a poison as poisons it self, which no other poison doth, other poisons hurt no further than they are applied, they cannot poison at a distance, but this is such a strange working thing, that it will both hurt and so destroy men that they shall never recover themselves, and this it will do at a distance, and come not near, these men have such dispositions, that they will let none pass without a lash of their tongue. Now the Lord he will not let these go in this manner, he will scorn the scorners; when these men are in their rage none are spared, Magistrates, Ministers, Parents, Ordinances, no nor God Himself; But Christ will convince them of their hard words. Consider how in