A77979:42
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.
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.
VERS. VIII. Obs. 1. When a people is in danger of Gods wrath it is high time for them to awake Page 436 Obs. 2. When danger is apprehended as present and real, it takes the heart wast Page 438 Obs. 3. Ministers of God must make the things they preach as real before the peoples eyes Page 439 Obs. 4. Ministers if their embassy of peace be slighted must denounce war Page 441 ⟨image 11⟩Obs. 5. Gods displeasure of sin is the cause of war in a land ibid Obs. 6. Superstitious places are in greatest distress in the time of Gods judgments Page 443 Obs. 7. In time of trouble superstitious people are in greatest perplexity. ibid Obs. 8 It is an ill thing to have ill neighbours. Page 444 Obs. 9. When the wrath of God is against our neighbours we had need look to it Page 445 Question What shall we do in such times? Answer 1 Humble your selves before God Page 446 Answer 2 Rise up as one man and help your brethren Page 447 Answer 3 Meet your own danger before it cometh ibid
VERS. VIII. Obs. 1. When a people is in danger of Gods wrath it is high time for them to awake Page 436 Obs. 2. When danger is apprehended as present and real, it takes the heart wast Page 438 Obs. 3. Ministers of God must make the things they preach as real before the peoples eyes Page 439 Obs. 4. Ministers if their ambassage of peace be slighted must denounce war Page 441 ⟨image 11⟩Obs. 5. Gods displeasure of sin is the cause of war in a land ibid Obs. 6. Superstitious places are in greatest distress in the time of Gods judgments Page 443 Obs. 7. In time of trouble superstitious people are in greatest perplexity. ibid Obs. 8 It is an ill thing to have ill neighbors. Page 444 Obs. 9. When the wrath of God is against our neighbors we had need look to it Page 445 Question What shall we do in such times? Answer 1 Humble your selves before God Page 446 Answer 2 Rise up as one man and help your brethren Page 447 Answer 3 Meet your own danger before it cometh ibid
VERS. IX. Obs. 1. The day of Gods peoples affliction is the day of their rebuke Page 448 Obs. 2. God hath his set times for rebuke Page 449 Obs. 3. When wicked men stand out lesser judgments they have cause to fear greater ibid Obs. 4 It is a dreadful time when God so rebukes a people that he destroys them ibid 1 All the wrath that was treasured up breaks out upon them. Page 450 2 All their sins comes together into Gods remembrance ibid 3 The cries of justice prevail against such men ibid 4 Mercy leaves such a people ibid 5 The Lord intends hurt to them ibid 6 All the creatures dare not own them ibid 7 All their services are rejected Page 451 Obs. 5. God smites not a people with judgment before he warns them Page 452 Obs. 6 When God threatens he is real in his threatenings Page 453 Obs. 7 The revealing of sin before judgment aggravates both sin and judgment Page 454 1 The goodness of God is not honoured ibid