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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 14
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.
Many men bless themselves in this that they can go on in the world and sin and sin and still prosper and thrive, they do not pray in their families as ⟨p. 159⟩others do, they are not so scrupulous in their consciences as others are, they are not so strict to walk exactly as others, yet they thrive in their trades as others, they are as rich as others, as healthful as others, they have as fine bodies, as hansom children as others, and upon this they are hardened in their sin. Oh but know, though thou mayest bless thy self in this thing, yet it is the heaviest curse of God that can be upon thee unless he should send thee quick unto Hell. There is no such brand of a reprobate as this for God to suffer a wicked man to prosper in his sin.
Many men bless themselves in this that they can go on in the world and sin and sin and still prosper and thrive, they do not pray in their families as ⟨p. 159⟩others do, they are not so scrupulous in their consciencces as others are, they are not so strict to walk exactly as others, yet they thrive in their trades as others, they are as rich as others, as healthful as others, they have as fine bodies, as hansom children as others, and upon this they are hardened in their sin. Oh but know, though thou mayest bless thy self in this thing, yet it is the heaviest curse of God that can bee upon thee unless he should send thee quick unto Hell. There is no such brand of a reprobate as this for God to suffer a wicked man to prosper in his sin.
Hierom hath this Note upon these words,1 when thou seest saith he a sinner flow wth wealth, when thou seest him boasting and braving of his power, when thou seest him very healthful and hail and have a lusty body, when thou seest him delighting in his wife, when thou seest him to have a company of brave children, bravely arrayed, then say the threatening of God by the Prophet Hosea is fulfilled upon that man.