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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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And yet more, This is not only worse than all outward Reas. 8 judgments here in this world, but it is worse for a man to be given over by God to himself, than to be given up to the Devil. If God should give up any man to the Devil and say,1 Devil take him, possess him (as once he did possess many in Christs time) it were not such a fearful judgment as this, to say, let lusts take him and rule him, let him be given up to his own hearts lusts, let him alone to them. And that is apparent out of that place where the Apostle gives order for the incestuous person to be given over unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his soul might be saved: When one is given up to the Devil in Excommunication or any other way, it may prove to the salvation of his soul; but this judgment of God saying Let a man alone, it is for the destruction of his soul, not of the flesh, it tendeth directly to the destruction of the soul though it may be in the mean while the flesh may be saved. It is so with many, There are many that God letteth alone and that proveth the destruction of the soul, but perhaps the saving of the flesh; As thus, perhaps many that went on in wickedness, God was chastising them and afflicting them, well ⟨p. 212⟩this tended to the destruction of the flesh though to the saving of their soul; yea but they would rather live in prosperity and ease and have their sin; well saith God, you shall do so, you shall have ease and prosperity and have your sin, that is, your flesh shall here be saved, but your soul shall eternally be destroyed. Therefore it is worse than to be given up unto the Devil.
And yet more, This is not only worse than all outward Reas. 8 judgments here in this world, but it is worse for a man to be given over by God to himself, than to be given up to the Devil. If God should give up any man to the Devil and say,1 Devil take him, possess him (as once he did possess many in Christs time) it were not such a fearful judgment as this, to say, let lusts take him and rule him, let him be given up to his own hearts lusts, let him alone to them. And that is apparant out of that place where the Apostle gives order for the incestious person to be given over unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his soul might be saved: When one is given up to the Devil in Excommunication or any other way, it may prove to the salvation of his soul; but this judgment of God saying Let a man alone, it is for the destruction of his soul, not of the flesh, it tendeth directly to the destruction of the soul though it may be in the mean while the flesh may be saved. It is so with many, There are many that God letteth alone and that proveth the destruction of the soul, but perhaps the saving of the flesh; As thus, perhaps many that went on in wickedness, God was chastising them and afflicting them, well