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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
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Reas. 3 Again, They were in the midst of abundance of dangers and yet God saith, Let them alone. When a man is in safety among his friends and you let him alone it is not so much, but suppose you should know of one that were environed round about with adversaries, or that them were wild beasts round about him ready to devour him, and this message were brought to you, Oh there is such a friend of ours in great danger and you should say, what if he be, let him alone, l•• him shift as well as he can: So we are to know that all sinners that are going on in their evil ways they are in woeful danger, dangers on every hand, and the Lord sees and takes no••c• that they are in the midst of dangers, yet saith God, Let them alone, they shall not have my protection and help. And this is a just punishment of God upon wicked sinners that will go on in their wicked ways.
Reas. 3 Again, They were in the midst of abundance of dangers and yet God saith, Let them alone. When a man is in safety among his friends and you let him alone it is not so much, but suppose you should know of one that were invironed round about with adversaries, or that them were wild beasts round about him ready to devour him, and this message were brought to you, Oh there is such a friend of ours in great danger and you should say, what if he be, let him alone, l•• him shift as well as he can: So we are to know that all sinners that are going on in their evil waies they are in wo•ul danger, dangers on every hand, and the Lord sees and takes no••c• that they are in the midst of dangers, yet saith God, Let them alone, they shall not have my protection and help. And this is a just punishment of God upon wicked sinners that will go on in their wicked waies.
Reas. 4 Fourthly, When God saith, Let them alone, he intends this as the making of way unto some fearful wrath that is to follow after. Let my mercy and goodness let them alone but it is that they may fall into my wrath, and that will not let them alone, that will trouble them, howsoever they cannot endue to be troubled by my Word, by m Messengers, by my Spirit, but my Wrath shall trouble them afterward, that shall not let them alone; as in that place