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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 17
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.
Expos. 2 Let them alone.] The Lord speaks to the Prophet, as if he should say, Hosea, you can do n• good upon them, it is in vain for you to meddle with Ephraim, Let him alone; Just as Christ gave order to his Disciples when he sent them forth to preach the Gospel, that if any place rejected them they should go away and shake the dust off their feet, it shall be a testimony against them saith he; So saith God here to the Prophet, let them alone, spend not your strength any more upon them. The exhortations that come from the Saints, but especially from Ministers of the Gospel, from Ministers of God, be they what they will be, they are pearls and precious things, and God will not have them despised, he will not have them spent in vain;1 therefore there is a time even for the Ministers of God to let people alone. In Exod 33.7. we read that when the people had notoriously sinned against God, Moses took the Tabernacle of the Congregation and pitched it without the Camp, he went away from the people and did separate from them till they did repent, and would not come amongst them, he took the Tabernacle and went away from the Camp at a great distance from them, more than ordinary; So there is a time even for the Ministers of God to hold their peace and let people alone. Use Many people think they are troubled with Ministers, and they could wish they would let them alone, why do they trouble us? we were quiet enough before they came, we would they would let us alone. There are many guilty consciences that cannot come to a powerful Ministry but they find that the Minister hath in every Sermon to do with them, and he will not let them alone in their wicked ways, and this troubleth them and they had rather be let alone; had you so? It is one of the most dreadful judgments in the world for God to say, let such a Ministry let a man alone. It may be some of you may be weary of the faithful Ministers ⟨p. 205⟩of God; you may be rid of them perhaps, God may take them away and you may be let alone, but yet know it is the brand of Gods wrath upon you.
Expos. 2 Let them alone.] The Lord speaks to the Prophet, as if he should say, Hosea, you can do n• good upon them, it is in vain for you to meddle with Ephraim, Let him alone; Just as Christ gave order to his Disciples when he sent them forth to preach the Gospel, that if any place rejected them they should go away and shake the dust off their feet, it shall be a testimony against them saith he; So saith God here to the Prophet, let them alone, spend not your strength any more upon them. The exhortations that come from the Saints, but especially from Ministers of the Gospel, from Ministers of God, be they what they will be, they are pearls and precious things, and God will not have them despised, he will not have them spent in vain;