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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.
Obs. 2 Secondly, a second Note is, That it goes near to the heart of God when his people offend much more than when others offend. Yet let not Judah offend: Judah was the only people of God, the only true Church of God that remained in the world. When Gods own people offend, Oh that goes nearer unto the heart of God than when others do offend. As Christ said to his Disciples, Will ye also go away? and as Julius Caesar said to Brutus in the Senate that came with a dagger to stab him, What and thou my son Brute, what thou amongst all others? so say God, when those that are professors of Religion, that are his people, that are near unto him, when they ⟨p. 179⟩sin against the Lord, what and you also? will you also come and strike me?
Obs. 2 Secondly, a second Note is, That it goes neer to the heart of God when his people offend much more than when others offend. Yet let not Judah offend: Judah was the only people of God, the only true Church of God that remained in the world. When Gods own people offend, Oh that goes neerer unto the heart of God than when others do offend. As Christ said to his Disciples, Will ye also go away? and as Julius Caesar said to Brutus in the Senate that came with a dagger to stab him, What and thou my son Brute, what thou amongst all others? so saie God, when those that are professors of Religion, that are his people, that are neer unto him, when they ⟨p. 179⟩sin against the Lord, what and you also? will you also come and strike me?
First, There is more unkindness in the sins of Gods people than there Reas. 1 is in the sins of others. This grieves the Spirit of God, others do provoke God, do anger God, but Gods Saints do grieve his Spirit, for grief is out of love, 1and the more God loves any the more grievous is it unto his heart that they should offend him. The more you love a wife, or a child or a friend, the more doth it go to your heart that such a one should do any thing that might justly offend you.