A77979:54
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 1
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.
IN this Chapter we have 1. A suit commenced. 2. God declares. 3. Judgment is pronounced. 4. Exhortation to Judah to beware she comes not into the same condition. 5. Execution, the giving up Ephraim to himself, and unto Gods wrath.
IN this Chapter we have 1. A suit commenced. 2. God declares. 3. Judgment is pronounced. 4. Exhortation to Jud•h to beware she comes not into the same condition. 5. Execution, the giving up Ephraim to himself, and unto Gods wrath.
For the fi•st, Israel is cited, Hear ye the §1W•rd of the Lord, ye children of Israel]
The knowledge of any truth (hard and grievous to flesh and blood) to be the Word of the Lord,1 is a special means to prepare the heart to receive it with reverence and all due respect. It was a hard Message that Hos•• had to bring, to tell them of Gods Controversy; he therefore makes thi• preface. […] ⟨p. 2⟩Word of the Lord. Hard truths are hardly born; but when the Authority of the Infinite God appears in them, be they either making for us or against us, our hearts must bow to them; they lay bonds upon the conscience and bind over to eternal death if you reject them.