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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 15
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.
Fifthly, God had much mercy in store for Judah, more than Reas. 5 for Israel, therefore let not Judah offend: For Christ was to come from that Tribe of Judah, and the Lord promised that he would show mercy unto Judah when he had said he would reject Israel as indeed he did. Though Judah was carried into captivity as well as Israel, yet God was with Judah in their captivity and promised them a return from it, but he never promised Israel a return in the like manner as Judah. Therefore since God had the more mercy in store for Judah, let not Judah offend.
Fiftly, God had much mercy in store for Judah, more than Reas. 5 for Israel, therefore let not Judah offend: For Christ was to come from that Tribe of Judah, and the Lord promised that he would shew mercy unto Judah when he had said he would reject Israel as indeed he did. Though Judah was carried into captivity as well as Israel, yet God was with Judah in their captivity and promised them a return from it, but he never promised Israel a return in the like manner as Judah. Therefore since God had the more mercy in store for Judah, let not Judah offend.
From hence these Notes are to be observed.
First, We must not do as others do, especially in point of Obs. 1 Gods worship; we must not make the example of men, not of any sort of men, not of our brethren, not of those that profess Religion, not of those that prosper in the world, we must not make them an exemplar or rule in any thing; especially in the matters of Gods worship. Indeed the consideration how others sin against God should be so far from being an argument to draw us unto sin, as it ought to be the greatest argument to draw us from sin; Thus, every sin against God it is a striking at God.