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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 4
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.
These are they that will strive with the Priest] The next Note is this, That though the Ministers of God must expect striving withal, 1yet to strive with those that come in Gods Name to reprove, it is a great aggravation of sin and a hastening of judgment. God expects when ⟨p. 82⟩he sends his Ministers that you should obey them in the Lord and not strive with them. 2 Chron. 26.12. God took it ill that King Zedekiah did not humble himself before Jeremiah the Prophet; And in ver. 16. of the same chap. it is said, They mocked the Prophets, and contemned them until the wrath of God arose against his people and there was no remedy; No remedy when once they strove with those that God sent amongst them. Those that are sent by God they are the special witnesses of God: Revel. 11. It is said of those two witnesses that if any do them hurt and contend with them, fire shall go out of their mouths and devour their enemies. Those that are sent by God and come in Gods Name they have the power of Jesus Christ with them, Mat. 28.2 All power is given to me &c. Go and teach &c. As if he should say,3 know as I have all power given to me, it shall go along with you to do good to those that obey your Doctrine and to execute revenge upon all those that strive with you. The Apostles were to shake off the dust of their feet in contempt of those that contemned their Doctrine.
These are they that will strive with the Priest] The next Note is this, That though the Ministers of God must expect striving withal, 1yet to strive with those that come in Gods Name to reprove, it is a great aggravation of sin and a hastning of judgment. God expects when ⟨p. 82⟩