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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 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.
Reas. 1 1. Because God hath no need of men. God doth this to show that he hath no need of you; Indeed he seeks by his Word to draw you to obedience to his service, and you stand off and draw from him and will not come on; At length God will manifest himself that he hath no need of your service, he can honour himself without you, though you perish as filth and dung everlastingly.
Reas. 1 1. Because God hath no need of men. God doth this to shew that he hath no need of you; Indeed he seeks by his Word to draw you to obedience to his service, and you stand off and draw from him and will not come on; At length God will manifest himself that he hath no need of your service, he can honor himself without you, though you perish as filth and dung everlastingly.
Reas. 2 2. God therefore will let men alone in their sin, because he doth know how to fetch out glory to his own Name from their sins. You will go on in your wicked ways, you will be stubborn and stout saith God, do you think to hinder me of my glory that way? well, do you take your fill of your lusts, I know how to glorify my self out of that sin of yours that you do so much against my glory, therefore take your fill of it.
Reas. 2 2. God therefore will let men alone in their sin, because he doth know how to fetch out glory to his own Name from their sinnes. You will go on in your wicked waies, you will be stubborn and stout saith God, do you think to hinder me of my glory that way? well, do you take your fill of your lusts, I know how to glorifie my self out of that sin of yours that you do so much against my glory, therefore take your fill of it.
Obs. 2 Secondly, which is the chief, It is the most woeful judgment of God upon any people, upon any person, when God shall say in his wrath, Let him alone, go on. The word is [Greek or Hebrew] and it is as much as to say, Let him be quiet, and Tranquillus; that quiet will prove a dreadful storm. You know what the wise man saith, Woe to him that is alone, Oh woe to him that God saith, Let him alone, that is thus alone. Many men bless themselves when they are let alone, and desire it, Let us alone say they: Oh but when God shall say, Let them alone, this is a most dreadful