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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
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 4 › Verse 15
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Fourthly, Israel was rich and in a flourishing estate, therefore §4there was danger that Judah might be carried away by them. Israel carried things before them in outward pomp and glory, and we know that way that thrives in the world, ⟨p. 174⟩men will soon be brought to close with;1 and the way of Israel when Hosea prophesied did much thrive and prosper, Israel prevailed mightily in the world, When Ephraim spake there was trembling, therefore it was a wonderful grace of God to keep Judah from following their example. We find it by experience, let a way be persecuted yet let it be but once countenanced in the world, men will cry it up; do we not see at this day that those things that heretofore men would not profess, because of persecution, that now on a sudden their minds are changed and now they cry it up? The same thing that heretofore have been persecuted, if they once be but countenanced by great ones and by multitudes, how will men cry it up! Things that their hearts were against, things that they would argue and reason against, yet now because they have more public countenance, their judgments are changed; here is the deceit of mens hearts, that way that hath most countenance in the world, that way they will go on in, especially in the worship of God.
Fourthly, Israel was rich and in a flourishing estate, therefore §4there was danger that Judah might be carried away by them. Israel carried things before them in outward pomp and glory, and we know that way that thrives in the world, ⟨p. 174⟩men will soon be brought to close with;1 and the way of Israel when Hosea prophesied did much thrive and prosper, Israel prevailed mightily in the world, When Ephraim spake there was trembling, therefore it was a wonderful grace of God to keep Judah from following their example. We find it by experience, let a way be persecuted yet let it be but once countenanced in the world, men will cry it up; do we not see at this day that those things that heretofore men would not profess, because of persecution, that now on a sudden their minds are changed and now they cry it up? The same thing that heretofore have been persecuted, if they once be but countenanced by great ones and by multitudes, how will men cry it up! Things that their hearts were against, things that they would argue and reason against, yet now because they have more publick countenance, their judgments are changed; here is the deceit of mens hearts, that way that hath most countenance in the world, that way they will go on in, especially in the worship of God.